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Pointe Aux Barques Lifesaving Station

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Elevation, modelled
180 m
Sunset, June solstice
21:18local time
Coordinates
44.0228, -82.7942

Pointe Aux Barques Lifesaving Station is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled 180 m. The nearest named place is Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles.

Established near this site in 1875, decommissioned in 1956. Six Surfmen perished on April 23, 1880 while responding to a distress signal from the lumber scow J.H MAGRUDER.

22 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 7
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:44
June solstice05:4920:3421:18
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:0416:0916:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

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