Ontonagon Lighthouse
Ontonagon Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeshore Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States.
Dates from 1853.
Wikidata Q7095063, matched on coordinates and name (554 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1884
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ontonagon County Historical Society
How to reach it
47 named places within 25 miles
- Lakeshore Park: 0.3 mi
- Tousignant Park: 0.3 mi
- Ontonagon Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Rose Island Landing: 0.4 mi
- Webber Park: 0.5 mi
- C Shaft Hill: 12.2 mi
- Adventure Mountain: 13.5 mi
- North Military Hill: 13.7 mi
- South Military Hill: 14.9 mi
- Cuyahoga Peak: 18.9 mi
- Bonanza Falls: 12.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 14.1 mi
- Nonesuch Falls: 16.2 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- O Kun de Kun Falls: 17.4 mi
- Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Childhood Cottage Museum: 11.7 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 12.6 mi
- Ontonagon Township Park Beach: 1.5 mi
- Santa Monica Beach: 19.4 mi
- Agate Beach: 22.1 mi
- Oak Bluff: 10.6 mi
- South Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 12.8 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 20.6 mi
- Courtney Lake Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Sand Dunes: 10.6 mi
- Union Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ontonagon Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | WSW 248° | 595 m | 22.9 mi |
| Government Peak | WSW 252° | 559 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | WSW 258° | 480 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cloud Peak | WSW 258° | 459 m | 19.6 mi |
| Adventure Mountain | ESE 121° | 447 m | 13.5 mi |
| Miscowawbic Peak | WSW 256° | 438 m | 23.2 mi |
| C Shaft Hill | SE 142° | 422 m | 12.2 mi |
| LaFayette Peak | WSW 255° | 404 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:30 | 20:10 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 21:09 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 16:20 | 17:12 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontonagon 6 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/959120369
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