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British Landing

British Landing from directly overhead

British Landing is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Holmes Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.87744, -84.64509

175 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 51
  • Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
  • Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 9.3 mi
  • Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
  • Search Bay Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
Parks: 50
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Peaks: 13
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Dablott Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Dwightwood Springs: 2.4 mi
  • The Big Spring: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of British Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maple HillNNW 341°300 m20.5 mi
Peek-A-Boo HillNE 51°222 m15.4 mi
Rabbit Back PeakNW 310°212 m4.8 mi
Castle RockWNW 296°210 m5.2 mi
Billiau HillSW 228°207 m20.5 mi
Mount NeboSW 231°201 m14.5 mi
St. Anthony's RockW 260°183 m4.0 mi
Brulee PointNE 54°179 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:51
June solstice05:4920:4721:33
September equinox07:2618:5919:38
December solstice08:1816:0716:57

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181827385061666659473626
Precip in2.11.51.93.02.63.33.03.13.74.32.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3688784633

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