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To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard

To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard from directly overhead

To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Baldy stands 233 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is In Memory of the Coast Guard Men and Women, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Who Have Given Their Lives In Line of Duty on Lake Michigan This Memorial is Respectfully Dedicated by the City of Grand Haven, Michigan August-4-1940

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06005, -86.24077

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Nature reserves: 37
  • 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
Artworks: 32
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 19
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 0.6 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
Beaches: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fairchild Park: 12.4 mi
  • The Pines: 12.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Headwaters: 24.0 mi
  • Marl Springs: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of To The Enlisted Men of the United States Coast Guard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaldyS 175°233 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9905507692

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