George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker
George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Daniel Carter Family, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Monument commemorates George N. Fletcher, for providing this lot to Alpena. Grace Fletcher King donated the lot in 1938 in memory of her father, George N. Fletcher. This rock was placed when a park was built here. The library was later built here in 1973.
What the record says
- Height
- 5.7'
- Width
- 6'
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- South Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Culligan Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Chisholm Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Stafford Dog Park: 0.1 mi
- North Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Taking Flight: 0.0 mi
- Two Kids on a Bench: 0.0 mi
- A is for Alpena: 0.1 mi
- Welcome to Downtown Alpena: 0.1 mi
- Wave Journey: 0.1 mi
- Grass Island: 1.9 mi
- Alpena Field Office: 5.2 mi
- Misery Bay Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- North Point Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Crooked Island: 6.7 mi
- Lady Michigan: 0.4 mi
- Spaceship Simulator: 5.0 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 9.5 mi
- Bell Village Chimney: 13.0 mi
- Bruski Sinkhole: 16.3 mi
- The Daniel Carter Family: 0.0 mi
- St. Bernard Catholic Church: 0.3 mi
- Alpena County Courthouse: 0.6 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorials: 19.0 mi
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Besser Museum: 1.5 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 20.5 mi
- Manning Hill: 13.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 16.9 mi
- Mount Maria: 22.1 mi
- Starlite Beach: 1.2 mi
- Bebe Beach: 9.4 mi
- Alpena Light: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Hill | SSW 201° | 306 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Maria | SSW 195° | 282 m | 22.1 mi |
| Manning Hill | W 270° | 280 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:40 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
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 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12536775742
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