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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: 38
Artworks: 23
  • 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: 18
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Elk Grove Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 19.0 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 19.3 mi
  • CSUS Arboretum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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 24.6 miles of Michigan Bar Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainE1,063 m23.7 mi
Cement HillENE1,018 m24.2 mi
Mount ZionESE899 m22.5 mi
Mount AukumENE797 m18.5 mi
Negro HillNE751 m24.1 mi
Clinton PeakESE733 m21.5 mi
Union HillNE719 m23.8 mi
Jackson ButteESE701 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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