Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster
Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ishpeming Township Recreation Area, a park 3.4 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002-08-31
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
- Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster, November 3, 1926. In memory of the 51 men who died digging red ore deep in the earth. 41 remain here to dig ore for eternity.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ishpeming Township Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Lake Bancroft Park: 4.9 mi
- Ely Township Park: 5.3 mi
- Lake Angeline Park: 5.4 mi
- Al Quaal Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.9 mi
- Jasper Knob: 6.0 mi
- Summit Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Green Hills: 12.3 mi
- Wewe Hills: 12.8 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 5.0 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 5.0 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 5.4 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 10.3 mi
- Warner Falls: 9.8 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 14.4 mi
- Little Pup Falls: 14.6 mi
- Little Garlic Falls: 14.8 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Van Riper State Park: 10.5 mi
- Michigan North Woods Club: 13.3 mi
- Forests for the Future #17 Reserve: 13.7 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Beach: 16.9 mi
- Dead River Beach: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 19.3 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 19.5 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 8.5 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 14.9 mi
- Bartlett King: 16.9 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 17.0 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 18.6 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 18.6 mi
- Fire Bell: 18.7 mi
- McClintock Annex: 18.8 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 21.6 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 22.0 mi
- Last Bluff: 4.8 mi
- The Cut: 16.6 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 18.4 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 19.6 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Breakwater Light: 19.8 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 18.5 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 19.6 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | ESE 117° | 571 m | 8.0 mi |
| Wewe Hills | ESE 104° | 493 m | 12.8 mi |
| Green Hills | SSE 162° | 467 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ives Hill | N 354° | 460 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 97° | 457 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ragged Hills | E 97° | 421 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kona Hills | E 98° | 416 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Ives | N 351° | 399 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 21:01 | 21:48 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 08:33 | 16:16 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksburg, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9099240497
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