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Michigan Historic Site

Michigan Historic Site from directly overhead

Michigan Historic Site is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Black Mountain stands 263 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fog Signal Building, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 154 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Side 1: Forty Mile Point Lighthouse ... Side 2: Lake Huron Graveyard of Ships ...

How to reach it

Coordinates45.48598, -83.91292

154 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
Museums: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Black Mountain: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainW 278°263 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:48
June solstice05:4820:4321:29
September equinox07:2318:5619:35
December solstice08:1316:0616:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229405363696860483727
Precip in2.21.51.72.62.93.43.13.43.13.32.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11083882586

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