Peninsula Township War Memorial
Peninsula Township War Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hessler Log Cabin, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED BY CHERRY CENTER GRANGE NO 1850 IN HONOR OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF PENINSULA TOWN. WHO SERVED IN WORLD WARS ONE AND TWO
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Point Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Old Mission State Park: 0.5 mi
- Haserot Park: 2.0 mi
- Kelley Park: 2.2 mi
- Dougherty Mission House Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Brinkman Bog Nature Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Leffingwell Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Omena Woods: 6.3 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 0.1 mi
- Hugh J. Gray Cairn: 6.9 mi
- Stone Circle: 7.0 mi
- 45th Parallel: 7.5 mi
- Interpretive Display: 13.6 mi
- Pluto: 15.7 mi
- Neptune: 16.6 mi
- Guardian: 16.9 mi
- Time to Let Go: 17.0 mi
- Untitled: 17.0 mi
- Old Baldy: 7.6 mi
- Bramen Hill: 12.3 mi
- Dingle Hill: 14.0 mi
- Dingle Hill: 14.0 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 14.5 mi
- Haserot Beach: 2.0 mi
- North Beach: 6.9 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 12.2 mi
- Public Access: 12.2 mi
- Public Access: 12.4 mi
- 45th Parallel Signpost: 6.3 mi
- Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin: 7.1 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Bellaire Veteran's Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center: 6.5 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 8.5 mi
- Northport Area Museum: 11.7 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 7.1 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 12.5 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 17.3 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 17.3 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peninsula Township War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | SW 216° | 370 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | SW 220° | 355 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Bundy | E 93° | 347 m | 20.5 mi |
| Varney Hill | SW 233° | 337 m | 24.5 mi |
| Richardson Hill | NE 55° | 331 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fouch Hill | SW 225° | 321 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 253° | 319 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hickory Hill | SSW 211° | 301 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:15 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Mission 3ssw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4251317482
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