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Pontoon Alley

Pontoon Alley from directly overhead

Pontoon Alley is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. The nearest named place is Edwnville Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 53 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.82590, -84.36327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wixom Lake West Public Access: 1.2 mi
  • Billings Township Park: 2.9 mi
  • Mills Township Park: 5.6 mi
  • Leo Ross Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Ross Lake Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 17
Gardens: 13
  • Snake Creek Overlook: 14.9 mi
  • Dahlia Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Trial Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Children's Garden: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Wooden Jump: 11.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 14.5 mi
  • Rope Swing: 15.7 mi
  • Standish Historic Train: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Solar Powered Earth: 14.4 mi
  • Founders Circle: 15.1 mi
  • Family Sculpture: 15.9 mi
  • Dragonfly: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Linwood Rest Area 626: 17.8 mi
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 20.6 mi
  • Alger Rest Area 625: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Edwnville Falls: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Larkin Baseball Memorial: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5620:4021:24
September equinox07:2518:5919:37
December solstice08:0916:1617:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212232435666706860483727
Precip in2.21.72.13.53.83.53.23.42.83.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladwin, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6578725344

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