Forty Mile Point Light
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse 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.
The story
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse in Presque Isle County near Hammond Bay on the western shore of Lake Huron in Rogers Township, Michigan USA. Unlike many Great Lakes lighthouses, Forty Mile Point Light does not mark a significant harbor or river mouth. Rather, it was constructed with the intent that as one sailed from Mackinaw Point to the Saint Clair River, one would never be out of viewing range of a lighthouse. The light is named because it is on 40 mile Point which is 40 miles (64 km) sailing distance from Old Mackinaw Point. It is part of U.S. Coast Guard District No. 9.
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Dates from 1896.
Wikidata Q5472981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1896
- Height
- 16 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Presque Isle County / 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
154 named places within 25 miles
- Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Cash and Jennie Gapczynski Nature Park: 0.3 mi
- P.H. Hoeft State Park: 2.3 mi
- Herman Vogler Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Seagull Point Park: 5.2 mi
- Henry & Margaret "Peggy" Hoffman: 0.0 mi
- The Bunkhouse Gift Shop: 0.0 mi
- Michigan Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Property Transfer Plaque: 5.2 mi
- RC Historic Site No. 4: Frederick Denny Larke Home: 6.4 mi
- Lifeboat: 0.0 mi
- Calcite Pilot House: 0.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 0.1 mi
- Sacred Rock: 1.1 mi
- Moltke Maize Maze, LLC: 4.4 mi
- #I ❤️ Rogers City: 5.4 mi
- American Eagle Mural: 5.7 mi
- Howitzer: 5.8 mi
- Sunrise Over Lake Huron Mural: 6.2 mi
- The Gentleman: 6.5 mi
- Buck Falls Ranch: 12.6 mi
- Porcupine Run Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- DNR Onaway Field Office: 16.1 mi
- Caroline and Willis Brown Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Cain's Creek Swamp Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: 6.3 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 6.6 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Onaway Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Ocqueoc Falls: 9.3 mi
- Hagensville: 12.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Doriva Beach: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forty Mile Point Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | W 278° | 263 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:06 | 16:56 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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