Frankfort North Breakwater Light
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Frankfort North Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Champion Hill stands 337 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Frankfort Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Frankfort Light is a lighthouse located on the north breakwater in the harbor in Frankfort, Michigan. The current light was constructed in 1912 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q14716104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1912
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlevoix Cannon Park: 0.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 0.8 mi
- Historic Elberta Waterfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Market Square Park: 1.0 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary: 3.0 mi
- Betsie River State Game Area: 3.0 mi
- Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 0.6 mi
- Tank Hill: 0.7 mi
- Eden Hill: 9.0 mi
- Champion Hill: 11.1 mi
- Old Baldy Dune: 14.0 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 0.3 mi
- Elberta Beach: 0.8 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 2.2 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 4.6 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 15.8 mi
- Beeman Barn: 15.8 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 20.9 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 21.3 mi
- Marquette's Death: 0.4 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 0.9 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 1.9 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.7 mi
- Old Facefull: 14.1 mi
- Dodge Spring: 20.4 mi
- Boathouse: 4.2 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 14.2 mi
- "Two Bears": 23.8 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 9.7 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Jacktown: 16.5 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.9 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frankfort North Breakwater Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hill | E 86° | 337 m | 11.1 mi |
| Varney Hill | ENE 61° | 337 m | 20.9 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | ESE 121° | 332 m | 14.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ESE 103° | 332 m | 22.9 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 64° | 331 m | 20.5 mi |
| Turtle Lake Hill | E 95° | 308 m | 16.5 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | NE 39° | 300 m | 14.0 mi |
| North Hills | ESE 108° | 299 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 05000983OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Frankfort North Breakwater Light, reference 05000983, listed 09/06/05.
OpenStreetMap element way/1106728000
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