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Joseph Blight, Sr.

Joseph Blight, Sr. from directly overhead

Joseph Blight, Sr. is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is S.S. Tioga Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Copper Country Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 168 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1938
Material
metal
Inscription
In memory of / Joseph Blight, Sr. // founder of the / Original Lake Superior / Safety Fuse Co.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.41232, -88.29643

Overlooks nearby

168 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Houghton Township Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Eagle River Park: 0.2 mi
  • W. C. Veale Park: 2.3 mi
  • Snow Gauge Roadside Park: 3.7 mi
  • Copper Falls Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Eagle River Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Ten Foot Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Jacobs Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Silver Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Haven Falls: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 3.7 mi
  • Delaware Mine Tour: 9.3 mi
  • Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 10.5 mi
  • WPA Stone Boat: 11.4 mi
  • Old Homestead: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Eagle River Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Calumet Waterworks Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Breakers Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Wadsworth Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Pewabic Street Community Garden: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joseph Blight, Sr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleyESE470 m6.6 mi
Gratiot MountainESE453 m9.2 mi
Mount HoughtonE447 m16.6 mi
Mount BohemiaE438 m13.3 mi
Brockway MountainENE403 m15.7 mi
Mount LookoutENE402 m9.4 mi
Arcadian HillSSW372 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:2520:06
June solstice05:5721:0621:54
September equinox07:4119:1219:53
December solstice08:3916:1317:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161725375060656456443222

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10825040460

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