Marquette's Death
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Marquette's Death is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Champion Hill stands 337 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlevoix Cannon Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q49522010, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- On May 18, 1675, Father Jacques Marquette, the great Jesuit missionary and explorer, died and was buried by two French companions somewhere along the Lake Michigan shore of the lower peninsula.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlevoix Cannon Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- Historic Elberta Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Market Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Betsie River State Game Area: 2.7 mi
- Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary: 3.0 mi
- Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 0.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 0.4 mi
- Eden Hill: 8.6 mi
- Champion Hill: 10.6 mi
- Old Baldy Dune: 13.8 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 0.2 mi
- Elberta Beach: 0.6 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 2.3 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 4.4 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 15.6 mi
- Beeman Barn: 15.6 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 20.5 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 21.1 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 0.5 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 1.4 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Miller Hill School: 23.7 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 0.4 mi
- Boathouse: 4.2 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.2 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.4 mi
- Old Facefull: 14.1 mi
- Dodge Spring: 20.1 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 13.8 mi
- "Two Bears": 23.4 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 9.4 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Jacktown: 16.2 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.5 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marquette's Death. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hill | E 85° | 337 m | 10.6 mi |
| Varney Hill | ENE 60° | 337 m | 20.5 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | ESE 122° | 332 m | 14.2 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ESE 103° | 332 m | 22.5 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 63° | 331 m | 20.1 mi |
| Turtle Lake Hill | E 96° | 308 m | 16.1 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | NE 37° | 300 m | 13.8 mi |
| North Hills | ESE 109° | 299 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10123741347
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