Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is M.M. Drake, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at the Whitefish Point Light Station 11 miles (18 km) north of Paradise in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The light station property was transferred to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), the Michigan Audubon Society (MAS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1996. The three entities share governance of the site. The museum is operated by the GLSHS. The museum exhibits artifacts from shipwrecks from the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve and the bell from the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Admission to the museum includes a tour of historic buildings with displays that interpret the Great Lakes maritime, United States Coast Guard, and US Life-Saving Service history.
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Wikidata Q5599480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
22 named places within 25 miles
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Whitefish Point Unit: 0.2 mi
- Barb's Beach Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Shroyer Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Little Lake Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- John J. Helstrom at Shelldrake River Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- M.M. Drake: 0.0 mi
- Whitefish Point Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: 0.1 mi
- Shelldrake: 7.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Park: 10.5 mi
- Crisp Point Lighthouse Park: 14.2 mi
- Little Lake Public Access: 19.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 0.0 mi
- 1923 Surfboat House: 0.0 mi
- Shelldrake: 7.3 mi
- Vermilion Point: 9.0 mi
- Tahquamenon Falls (Lower Falls): 16.5 mi
- Tahquamenon Falls (Upper Falls): 19.6 mi
- Stables Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mission Hill: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | SSE 147° | 295 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:12 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:51 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 19 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitefish PT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/620737308
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