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The Bunkhouse Gift Shop

The Bunkhouse Gift Shop from directly overhead

The Bunkhouse Gift Shop is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Black Mountain stands 263 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry & Margaret "Peggy" Hoffman, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 154 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
This structure was the first to be built in 1896. It was used to house the laborers that erected the lighthouse. After the house was complete, it was used by the workers that were contracted to do maintenance work such as boiler inspection, etc. ...

How to reach it

Coordinates45.48596, -83.91347

154 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
Museums: 6
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Black Mountain: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bunkhouse Gift Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainW 278°263 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:48
June solstice05:4820:4321:29
September equinox07:2318:5619:35
December solstice08:1316:0616:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229405363696860483727
Precip in2.21.51.72.62.93.43.13.43.13.32.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11083860642

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