Francis Metallic Surfboat
Francis Metallic Surfboat is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Boathouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- From about 1854 to at least 1863, this surfboat was used for lifesaving purposes near the Saugatuck Lighthouse. It was one of 48 used on the Great Lakes and one of 137 used nationally...
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Beery Field: 0.2 mi
- Union Street Launching Site: 0.3 mi
- Wade's Bayou Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Coghlin Park: 0.7 mi
- Jones Park: 0.7 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 0.0 mi
- Canary in a Coal Mine: 1.0 mi
- Sunning Bear: 1.0 mi
- Perro de Sol V: 10.9 mi
- Wizard of Oz / Fighting Tree and Flying Monkey: 10.9 mi
- Boathouse: 0.0 mi
- Saugatuck-Douglas History Center: 0.0 mi
- Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum at Mount Baldhead Park: 1.2 mi
- Roan & Black: 1.3 mi
- The Cappon House: 10.9 mi
- Douglas Beach: 1.2 mi
- Oval Beach: 1.5 mi
- Ridgewood Beach: 2.5 mi
- Macatawa Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Ottawa Beach: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Asa Goodrich House: 0.0 mi
- Douglas Union School: 0.0 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 0.3 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 4.3 mi
- Albertus C. Van Raalte: 11.0 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 1.1 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 2.6 mi
- Big White Pine Trailhead: 10.9 mi
- Organ House: 12.0 mi
- De Zwaan Windmill: 12.0 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 0.0 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 0.1 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 23.3 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 1.2 mi
- Pelican Peak: 2.8 mi
- Baldy: 6.9 mi
- Beach Hill: 14.0 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 4.6 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 9.7 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 18.7 mi
- Singapore: 2.4 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francis Metallic Surfboat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Hill | E 89° | 242 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | NNW 346° | 233 m | 1.2 mi |
| Baldy | N 0° | 233 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pelican Peak | N 359° | 221 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9026254612
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