Historic site · Michigan
Fort Gratiot Light
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Fort Gratiot Light is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. The nearest named place is Fort Gratiot Light Station, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34877694, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This lighthouse, oldest in Michigan, was built in 1829 to replace a tower destroyed by a storm.
How to reach it
Coordinates43.00571, -82.42361
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fort Gratiot Light Station: 0.0 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Palmer Park: 0.2 mi
- Gratiot Park: 0.3 mi
- Amerindians Sculpture Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Dead End Woods Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Michigan Road Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Sharon Rose Leonatti Memorial Plant Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Peltier Beach Ridge Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Galbraith Plant Preserve: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Great Storm of 1913 and Sailors Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Fort St. Joseph: 0.4 mi
- The "John S. Martin": 0.4 mi
- Young Thomas Edison statue: 0.5 mi
- Robert Earl Campbell: 0.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Huron Lightship: 1.1 mi
- Port Huron Museum: 2.3 mi
- Marysville Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Sled Museum: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Point Edward: 0.4 mi
- Frog Point: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Painted Rocks: 9.3 mi
- Palmer Park Arch: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Adair Rest Area 909: 19.1 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fort Gratiot Light: 0.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Canatara Beach: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Mill Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Huron, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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