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Quincy Smelter

Quincy Smelter from directly overhead

Quincy Smelter is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Tolonen Hill stands 455 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is East Houghton Waterfront Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

copper smelter in Ripley, Michigan

Dates from 1898.

Wikidata Q7272185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates47.12531, -88.56382

Overlooks nearby

146 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • East Houghton Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bridgeview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Waterfront Walk: 0.4 mi
  • Mason Nature Area: 0.4 mi
  • College Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall: 0.8 mi
  • Remains of Company Community of Lower Pewabic: 0.8 mi
  • Quincy #4 Hoist House: 0.9 mi
  • Quincy #7 Boiler House: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Quincy Mine Tours: 1.0 mi
  • Bayside Bike Park: 2.1 mi
  • Skills Zone: 2.2 mi
  • Creekside Bike Park: 2.6 mi
  • Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Breakers Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Stamp Sand: 9.3 mi
  • Stamp Sand: 10.0 mi
  • Calumet Waterworks Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Agate Beach: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Peaks: 6
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Pewabic Street Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Wadsworth Garden: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tolonen HillSW 225°455 m8.7 mi
South RangeSW 228°433 m7.9 mi
Arcadian HillNE 50°372 m2.4 mi
Pikes PeakSSE 152°346 m23.1 mi
Limestone MountainSSW 197°339 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2720:07
June solstice05:5921:0721:54
September equinox07:4219:1419:54
December solstice08:3816:1617:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161725375060656456443222

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1804201103

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