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Rochester Colony Historical Marker

Rochester Colony Historical Marker from directly overhead

Rochester Colony Historical Marker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Mount Nethaway stands 267 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 103 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q49552378, matched on coordinates and name (120 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
In 1836 a Rochester, New York, association purchased land here and by winter several families were settled in newly built log homes. Methodist circuit riders in 1837 organized a class which became center of the three-county Mapleton circuit.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.04667, -84.45436

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Friendship Park: 0.0 mi
  • Gumaer Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Boyer Park: 5.1 mi
  • Ovid Little League Field: 5.1 mi
  • Senior Citizen Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Anima Librata: 21.6 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 21.7 mi
  • Twyla: 21.7 mi
  • Elementary: 21.7 mi
  • Delight: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Historic sites: 32
  • St. Johns Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Paine-Gillam-Scott House: 6.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Zolton Ferency Memorial Rock: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 22
Museums: 17
  • Rochester Colony Schoolhouse: 0.0 mi
  • Clinton Northern Railway Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Bath School Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Gratiot County Area Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 19.8 mi
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 22.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 23.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 23.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 10.7 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 17.9 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 21.7 mi
  • Ithaca Rest Area 632: 22.4 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 9.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NethawaySE 126°267 m17.8 mi
Hog IslandSE 127°259 m20.7 mi
Bradshaw HillENE 73°238 m2.7 mi
The IslandWNW 282°216 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice05:5920:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0716:2017:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475969737164524030
Precip in2.11.81.93.63.83.43.23.52.93.32.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11016387886

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