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Michigan Bar Historical Marker

Michigan Bar Historical Marker from directly overhead

Michigan Bar Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 95 m. Round Mountain stands 1,063 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Michigan Bar, a ghost town 1.1 miles away.

About

The story

park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49525850, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
95 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.48491, -121.04994
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moriah Heights Central Park: 2.1 mi
  • Church Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hilltop View: 2.1 mi
  • Moriah Heights Park 2: 2.2 mi
  • Rockrose Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 44
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 11.2 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 12.4 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 13.0 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 13.9 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Iron Ivan: 11.1 mi
  • Prairie City: 12.4 mi
  • Navigator Monument: 12.6 mi
  • Keystone Mine: 13.1 mi
  • Star 6 Memorial: 13.8 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 26
  • Chrome Rooster: 15.6 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary and the child Jesus: 19.2 mi
  • The GBHS Bear: 19.2 mi
  • Saint Joseph and the child Jesus: 19.2 mi
  • Steampunk Art: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Elk Grove Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 19.0 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • A Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Group community site: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 6
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 15.1 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 19.8 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 21.4 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 14.1 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Mokelumne Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spanish Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pecker Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Leete Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Michigan Bar Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainE 81°1,063 m23.7 mi
Cement HillENE 77°1,018 m24.2 mi
Mount ZionESE 107°899 m22.5 mi
Mount AukumENE 70°797 m18.5 mi
Negro HillNE 39°751 m24.1 mi
Clinton PeakESE 110°733 m21.5 mi
Union HillNE 38°719 m23.8 mi
Jackson ButteESE 119°701 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5320:32
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475052566371787773655447
Precip in6.15.74.92.81.70.40.00.00.21.73.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutter Hill CDF, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358770703

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