Fort Mackinac
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Fort Mackinac is a historic site in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinity Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Fort Mackinac ( MAK-ə-naw) is a former British and American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Mackinac Island. The British built the fort during the American Revolutionary War to control the strategic Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and by extension the fur trade on the Great Lakes. The British did not relinquish the fort until thirteen years after the end of the American Revolutionary War. Fort Mackinac later became the scene of two strategic battles for control of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. During most of the 19th century, it served as an outpost of the United States Army. Closed in 1895, the fort has been adapted as a museum on the grounds of Mackinac Island State Park.
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Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q1417860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 225 m
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
184 named places within 25 miles
- Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 7.9 mi
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Search Bay Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Marquette park: 0.1 mi
- Windermere Point: 0.4 mi
- Woodfill Park: 0.4 mi
- Great Turtle Park: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard's Annex Park: 0.9 mi
- Trinity Church: 0.1 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 0.1 mi
- American Fur Company Store: 0.1 mi
- Indian Dormitory: 0.1 mi
- Honor Wall: 0.1 mi
- The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Stuart House City Museum: 0.2 mi
- Biddle House: 0.2 mi
- Michilimackinac Historical Society & Fort de Baude Museum: 5.1 mi
- Museum of Ojibwa Culture: 5.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.4 mi
- Holmes Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 1.5 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 5.4 mi
- Rabbit Back Peak: 7.0 mi
- Crack in the Island: 1.3 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 7.5 mi
- Mystery Spot: 9.3 mi
- Sea Shell City: 15.1 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 16.0 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 5.0 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 7.7 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 13.5 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 24.2 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 15.8 mi
- Lake Huron: 15.8 mi
- Shimmy: 15.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 23.7 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 0.6 mi
- Dablott Spring: 1.7 mi
- The Big Spring: 24.7 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 5.6 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Cove: 20.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 0.4 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 20.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 0.6 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 21.1 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Mackinac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | NNW 339° | 300 m | 22.6 mi |
| Peek-A-Boo Hill | NE 43° | 222 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rabbit Back Peak | NW 314° | 212 m | 7.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 304° | 210 m | 7.2 mi |
| Billiau Hill | SW 234° | 207 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WSW 240° | 201 m | 14.6 mi |
| St. Anthony's Rock | WNW 282° | 183 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brulee Point | NE 42° | 179 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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