Historic site · Michigan
Huron Lightship
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The story
park in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q49504222, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Commissioned in 1921, the Huron began service as a relief vessel for other Great Lakes lightships. She is ninety-seven feet long, twenty-four feet in beam, and carried a crew of eleven....
How to reach it
Coordinates42.98939, -82.42683
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pine Grove Park: 0.1 mi
- Optimist Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Ediison Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Mansfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Haynes Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Michigan Road Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Dead End Woods Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Sharon Rose Leonatti Memorial Plant Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Peltier Beach Ridge Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Galbraith Plant Preserve: 6.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Huron Lightship: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 0.6 mi
- Port Huron Museum: 1.2 mi
- Marysville Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Sled Museum: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Fort Gratiot: 0.4 mi
- Robert Earl Campbell: 0.6 mi
- Young Thomas Edison statue: 0.6 mi
- The "John S. Martin": 0.8 mi
- Fort St. Joseph: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Point Edward: 1.0 mi
- Frog Point: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Painted Rocks: 10.3 mi
- Palmer Park Arch: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Adair Rest Area 909: 18.1 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fort Gratiot Light: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Canatara Beach: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Mill Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| 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 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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