Colonial Fort Michilimackinac
Colonial Fort Michilimackinac is a historic site in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Michilimackinac ( MISH-ə-lə-MAK-ə-naw) was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Built around 1715, and abandoned in 1783, it was located along the straits that connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan of the Great Lakes of North America. A reconstruction of the fort is preserved as the main feature of Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park. The present-day village of Mackinaw City developed around the site of the fort, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. It is preserved as an open-air historical museum, with several reconstructed wooden buildings and palisades, and is now part of the state park.
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Wikidata Q370648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Mackinaw City Trailhead (NCST): 0.5 mi
- Conkling Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
- Conkling Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 4.4 mi
- John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Harry C. Smith Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Barb and Joe Traub Family Working Forest Reserve: 7.7 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 6.5 mi
- Mount Nebo: 7.4 mi
- Holmes Hill: 7.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.6 mi
- Colonial Michilimackinac: 0.2 mi
- Mackinaw Bridge Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mackinaw Trolley Company: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw: 0.9 mi
- Mackinaw City Heritage Village: 1.8 mi
- Mackinaw City: 0.7 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 5.9 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 6.9 mi
- Round Island Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Biddle House: 7.1 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 0.5 mi
- Mystery Spot: 7.0 mi
- Crack in the Island: 7.3 mi
- Sea Shell City: 11.6 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 16.0 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 0.9 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 10.1 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 20.5 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 15.9 mi
- Lake Huron: 15.9 mi
- Shimmy: 15.9 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 22.2 mi
- Dablott Spring: 6.8 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 7.9 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 23.4 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 5.9 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 6.9 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 16.0 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 0.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 7.9 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 13.9 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colonial Fort Michilimackinac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | SSW 206° | 405 m | 24.0 mi |
| Nub's Knob | SSW 200° | 398 m | 23.5 mi |
| Emmet Heights | SSW 207° | 395 m | 23.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSW 200° | 393 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pintail Peak | SSW 200° | 368 m | 24.0 mi |
| Island View Hill | SW 231° | 330 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Pisage | SSW 201° | 299 m | 20.3 mi |
| Griswold Mountain | SSE 167° | 269 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:08 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace Mackinac BR, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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