Point Iroquois Lighthouse
Point Iroquois Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Point Iroquois Light is a lighthouse on a Chippewa County bluff in the U.S. state of Michigan. Point Iroquois and its light mark the division line between Whitefish Bay and the western end of the St. Marys River, the connection between Lake Superior and other Great Lakes. Point Iroquois includes a larger geographic area than the light station site. It was named for the Iroquois warriors massacred there by the Ojibwe in 1662. Native Algonkians called the point "Nadouenigoning", composed of the words "Nadone" (Iroquois) and "Akron" (bone).
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Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q7208048, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Shallows Boat Launch: 9.0 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 9.8 mi
- Algonquin Park: 10.7 mi
- Ashmun Bay Park: 12.3 mi
- Moloney Park: 12.6 mi
- Iroquois Island Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Brimley State Park: 6.0 mi
- Hobbins-Meyer Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- James Donaldson Moore Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Ashmun Creek Trails: 12.3 mi
- Wheels of History Museum: 6.1 mi
- U.S. Weather Bureau: 13.4 mi
- River of History Museum: 13.6 mi
- Chippewa County Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- SS Valley Camp: 14.1 mi
- Old Vessel Point: 11.0 mi
- Partridge Point: 18.9 mi
- Bell's Point: 20.7 mi
- Point Charles: 21.9 mi
- Pumpkin Point: 24.6 mi
- Mission Hill: 2.3 mi
- Velvet Hill: 16.8 mi
- Oneway Hill: 17.0 mi
- Maple Hill: 23.7 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 13.5 mi
- Tower Of History: 13.9 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 14.1 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 14.2 mi
- Old Wilson School: 16.5 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Shelldrake: 23.2 mi
- Carletonville: 11.3 mi
- Shelldrake: 23.3 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 17.8 mi
- The Big Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Iroquois Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | SSW 198° | 300 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mission Hill | WSW 248° | 295 m | 2.3 mi |
| Oneway Hill | E 101° | 206 m | 17.0 mi |
| Velvet Hill | ESE 102° | 201 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:49 | 21:36 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:04 | 16:55 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sault STE Marie Sanderson FLD, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1011833744
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