Rochester Colony Historical Marker
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. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49552378, matched on coordinates and name (120 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- 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.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Anima Librata: 21.6 mi
- Cassiopeia: 21.7 mi
- Twyla: 21.7 mi
- Elementary: 21.7 mi
- Delight: 21.8 mi
- Eureka Natural Area: 5.1 mi
- Kindel Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- A Looking Glass Sanctuary: 12.6 mi
- Shiawassee River Plant Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Richard A. Padgett Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- 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
- JonBoy's Plant Paradise: 5.2 mi
- Jan Nash Memorial Garden: 14.5 mi
- Towar Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Lake O' The Hills Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Slater Commuity Garden: 20.8 mi
- 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
- Uncle John's Cider Mill: 7.1 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 21.2 mi
- Old Town: 21.2 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 21.8 mi
- The Rock: 22.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Bradshaw Hill: 2.7 mi
- The Island: 14.4 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 17.8 mi
- Hog Island: 20.7 mi
- 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
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nethaway | SE 126° | 267 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hog Island | SE 127° | 259 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | ENE 73° | 238 m | 2.7 mi |
| The Island | WNW 282° | 216 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:20 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11016387886
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