Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin
Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
village in Antrim County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q3319758, matched on coordinates and name (483 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- The brick ruin near this marker was the hearth of the Elk Rapids furnace, during the 1870s one of the nation's greatest producers of charcoal iron.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
- Library Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Elk Rapids Day Park: 1.2 mi
- Milton Township Waterfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Kewadin Wetlands Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Petobego Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- North Skegemog Nature Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Hugh J. Gray Cairn: 4.2 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Stone Circle: 9.2 mi
- Anita Hill: 10.9 mi
- 3k Hill: 11.6 mi
- Old Baldy: 8.2 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 11.1 mi
- Observation Hill: 12.3 mi
- Dingle Hill: 13.4 mi
- Dingle Hill: 13.9 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 2.1 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 6.5 mi
- Music House Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bellaire Area Historical Society and Museum: 11.0 mi
- North Beach: 0.4 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 5.3 mi
- Haserot Beach: 5.7 mi
- Public Access: 5.8 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 6.5 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- 45th Parallel Signpost: 7.3 mi
- Bellaire Veteran's Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 0.0 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 6.5 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 14.0 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 14.0 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | WSW 238° | 370 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | WSW 242° | 355 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Bundy | ENE 74° | 347 m | 17.6 mi |
| Varney Hill | WSW 250° | 337 m | 24.7 mi |
| Richardson Hill | NE 38° | 331 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SW 216° | 322 m | 23.8 mi |
| Fouch Hill | WSW 250° | 321 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 273° | 319 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:15 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Mission 3ssw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12854738826
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