Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard
Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard is a historic site in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 594 m. Baldy stands 233 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
park in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q49561296, matched on coordinates and name (348 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 594 m
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In Autumn 1929 raging storms sank four ships on Lake Michigan between Grand Haven and Milwaukee. Two went down with all hands - a total of seventy-seven men. The cargo ship Andaste departed Grand Haven for Chicago on September 9 and sank...
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Escanaba/John Kelly Park/Lighthouse Connector Park: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Mulligan’s Hollow: 0.2 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Grand Haven State Park: 0.5 mi
- Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223: 0.7 mi
- Idema Explorers Camp: 1.2 mi
- Camp Information Kiosk: 1.2 mi
- Camp Trailhead: 1.2 mi
- Day-use Trailhead: 1.6 mi
- Kitchel Lindquist Dunes Preserve: 0.4 mi
- DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Rosy Mound Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Hofma Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Sails: 0.4 mi
- North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 8.9 mi
- Transitional Link: 19.1 mi
- Uniting Sun: 19.2 mi
- The Protector: 19.7 mi
- To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard: 0.0 mi
- Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes: 0.0 mi
- In Memory of the Coast Guard Men and Women: 0.0 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
- Nunica Stonehenge: 8.3 mi
- Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Midwest Miniatures Museum: 0.7 mi
- Community Archive and Research Center: 2.8 mi
- Gillette Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
- James Jackson Museum of African American History: 9.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 3.1 mi
- Harbour Towne Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.2 mi
- Riley Beach: 16.2 mi
- Idlewood Beach: 18.4 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 7.5 mi
- Muskegon Rest Area 501: 20.3 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 22.7 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 24.8 mi
- Fairchild Park: 12.4 mi
- The Pines: 12.5 mi
- Headwaters: 24.0 mi
- Marl Springs: 24.5 mi
- Charleston: 15.9 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 19.9 mi
- Baldy: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy | S 175° | 233 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:27 | 17:14 |
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 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7858761402
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