Charlevoix South Pier Light
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Charlevoix South Pier Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Michigan Beach Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Charlevoix South Pier Light Station is located on Lake Michigan at the entrance to Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan at the end of the south pier/breakwater of the channel leading to Round Lake in the city of Charlevoix.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q5084261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1948
- Height
- 13 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Michigan Beach Park: 0.1 mi
- Pine River Hammock Park: 0.1 mi
- Hoffman Park: 0.3 mi
- Bridge Park: 0.3 mi
- East Park: 0.4 mi
- Boulder Park Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Boulder Park Hughes England Addition Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Boulder Park Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- North Point Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Andrew and Mary Aish ke bug Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Mount McSauba: 1.3 mi
- Richardson Hill: 12.8 mi
- Avalanche Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 16.4 mi
- Mount Bliss: 17.5 mi
- Earl Young Gnome Houses: 0.2 mi
- Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 1.5 mi
- Dune Overlook: 11.3 mi
- Interpretive Display: 11.5 mi
- The Summit (hub): 12.2 mi
- Still on Patrol: 0.4 mi
- Old mill ruins: 12.1 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 12.5 mi
- Peace Pole: 15.3 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 15.5 mi
- Charlevoix Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Railroad Depot Museum: 1.1 mi
- Elm Pointe Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 15.3 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 15.3 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 0.2 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 14.1 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Christmas Cove Beach: 20.7 mi
- Beaver Island Public Beach: 22.6 mi
- Block M Rock: 11.4 mi
- Children Playing: 14.3 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 21.6 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 14.9 mi
- Harris Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 15.6 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 15.8 mi
- Shotto Spring: 23.6 mi
- Steak Ride: 11.7 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlevoix South Pier Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | NE 55° | 405 m | 18.6 mi |
| Nub's Knob | ENE 60° | 398 m | 20.3 mi |
| Emmet Heights | NE 53° | 395 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | ENE 61° | 393 m | 20.3 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | SE 140° | 393 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chandler Hills | ESE 106° | 382 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chandler Hill | E 101° | 372 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pintail Peak | ENE 61° | 368 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:12 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlevoix, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 05000346OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Charlevoiz South Pierhead Light, reference 05000346, listed 04/28/05.
OpenStreetMap element way/1112475080
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