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Lake Huron

Lake Huron from directly overhead

Lake Huron is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Blats Hill stands 294 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Huron Dune Roadside Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Additional sign details available at MDNR's interactive marker map here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0810844003f149faa1a3aeaa64d7d42e?dlg=LGWindowDetails#data_s=id%3AdataSource_2-194d0d01c4e-layer-4%3A82.

The story

park in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q49513329, matched on coordinates and name (49 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
This, the fifth largest lake in the world, was the first of the Great Lakes Seen by white men. By Following the Ottawa River route, Samuel de Champlain in1615 came to the Freshwater Sea. It was half a century before the French fully understood...

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.58983, -84.16367

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ocqueoc Outdoor Center: 7.9 mi
  • Grant Township Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hammond Point Boating Access Site: 9.0 mi
  • Onaway State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Benton Township Park: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
Nature reserves: 31
Attractions: 19
Museums: 10
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Topinabee Rest Area 407: 22.6 mi
  • Hebron Rest Area 408: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blats HillSW 232°294 m21.6 mi
Griswold MountainWSW 245°269 m24.5 mi
Black MountainSW 225°263 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1019:49
June solstice05:4820:4421:30
September equinox07:2418:5719:36
December solstice08:1516:0616:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130425464686760483626
Precip in2.01.51.83.03.12.93.13.23.33.52.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Onaway 4N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13205226587

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