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North Marker

North Marker from directly overhead

North Marker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Hatt Hill stands 348 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is South Marker, a historic site 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 143 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
North - South Meridian / East Base Line

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42465, -84.36469

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meridian-Baseline State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Leslie Township Park: 3.9 mi
  • Tuttle Park: 4.0 mi
  • Russell Park: 4.0 mi
  • Maple Grove Bridge Access Site: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 12.7 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 13.5 mi
  • Piney Lowlands: 14.2 mi
  • The Blue Wave: 14.3 mi
  • The Upside Down: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 29
Gardens: 26
Museums: 23
  • Leslie Area Historical Society & Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Mason Area Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 11.4 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 16
Picnic sites: 14
Rest areas: 9
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 5.3 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 12.6 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 17.3 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 17.4 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hatt HillS 185°348 m18.6 mi
Cassidy KameESE 109°344 m15.3 mi
Sackrider HillSE 137°338 m11.6 mi
Big KameESE 104°328 m14.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillESE 114°327 m14.4 mi
Stofer HillESE 103°321 m15.8 mi
Teaspoon HillNW 315°320 m5.4 mi
Prospect HillE 93°318 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3621:19
September equinox07:2519:0019:37
December solstice08:0416:2317:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063514030
Precip in1.71.51.92.93.43.63.43.83.02.92.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4079313494

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