South Marker
South Marker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Hatt Hill stands 348 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Meridian-Baseline State Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- North - South Meridian / West Base Line
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Meridian-Baseline State Park: 0.1 mi
- Leslie Township Park: 4.0 mi
- Tuttle Park: 4.0 mi
- Russell Park: 4.1 mi
- Maple Grove Bridge Access Site: 5.8 mi
- Wild 100: 4.1 mi
- Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
- Ingham Conservation District: 8.9 mi
- Beckwith Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Iosco Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- deer: 3.7 mi
- Grow: 12.2 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 12.2 mi
- Have A Nice Day: 12.3 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 12.3 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 12.5 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 13.5 mi
- Piney Lowlands: 14.1 mi
- The Blue Wave: 14.3 mi
- The Upside Down: 14.3 mi
- North Marker: 0.2 mi
- Justin James Ward Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Mason-Dansiville Electric Line: 9.2 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 10.2 mi
- Gunn School: 18.3 mi
- Dart Tribute Garden: 13.6 mi
- Der Happy Hallow Garden: 14.0 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- North School Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Webster Farms Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Leslie Area Historical Society & Museum: 3.9 mi
- Waterloo Farm Museum: 9.9 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 11.3 mi
- Mason Area Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 14.1 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 5.5 mi
- Sackrider Hill: 11.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 14.3 mi
- Big Kame: 14.6 mi
- Shanahan Hill: 14.7 mi
- Robert D. Wymer Memorial Pavilion: 11.0 mi
- Island picnic site: 11.0 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 21.6 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 5.1 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 12.5 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 17.5 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 17.8 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 10.0 mi
- Cross Spring: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatt Hill | S 185° | 348 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | ESE 109° | 344 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | SE 136° | 338 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Kame | ESE 104° | 328 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | ESE 113° | 327 m | 14.3 mi |
| Stofer Hill | ESE 103° | 321 m | 15.8 mi |
| Teaspoon Hill | NW 317° | 320 m | 5.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 93° | 318 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:23 | 17:08 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4079313495
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