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Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes

Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes from directly overhead

Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Baldy stands 233 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Three red buoys and signboard

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
Until the 1930's the Coast Guard surfmen were shore based, equipped only with oarpowered surfboats to rescue shipwrecked seamen. As steel hulled steam vessels replaced the wooden schooners, more and more wrecks occurred in mid-Lake far away from...

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06023, -86.24046

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 37
  • Kitchel Lindquist Dunes Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Rosy Mound Natural Area: 2.7 mi
  • Hofma Preserve: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 32
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 19
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Midwest Miniatures Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Community Archive and Research Center: 2.8 mi
  • Gillette Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
  • James Jackson Museum of African American History: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 7.5 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 20.3 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 22.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Headwaters: 24.0 mi
  • Marl Springs: 24.5 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fairchild Park: 12.4 mi
  • The Pines: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaldyS 175°233 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4632379151

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