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Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument

Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument from directly overhead

Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Manning Hill stands 280 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorials, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Historical Marker L1469C

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
brick
Inscription
The first utility pole set by Presque Isle Electric Cooperative was erected near this site on September 22, 1937...

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26263, -83.69867

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Posen Village Park: 0.0 mi
  • Metz Fire Trailside Historical Park: 5.1 mi
  • Grand Lake Roadside Park: 7.4 mi
  • Maple Ridge Township Park: 8.0 mi
  • Fletcher-Gilchrist Park: 8.3 mi
Museums: 7
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manning HillS 184°280 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0819:47
June solstice05:4820:4121:27
September equinox07:2218:5519:34
December solstice08:1216:0616:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192028405363676758473525

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena 10nw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11065184363

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