Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park
Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonial Michilimackinac, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Park: 0.3 mi
- Mackinaw City Trailhead (NCST): 0.5 mi
- Conkling Heritage Park: 0.6 mi
- Conkling Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
- McGulpin Point County Park: 2.0 mi
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Harry C. Smith Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Barb and Joe Traub Family Working Forest Reserve: 7.8 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 6.3 mi
- Holmes Hill: 7.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mount Nebo: 7.6 mi
- Colonial Michilimackinac: 0.0 mi
- Mackinaw Bridge Museum: 0.4 mi
- Mackinaw Trolley Company: 0.7 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw: 0.8 mi
- Mackinaw City Heritage Village: 2.0 mi
- Colonial Fort Michilimackinac: 0.2 mi
- Mackinaw City: 0.6 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 5.8 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 6.8 mi
- Round Island Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 0.5 mi
- Mystery Spot: 7.0 mi
- Crack in the Island: 7.1 mi
- Sea Shell City: 11.6 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 15.9 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 0.9 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 10.1 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 20.5 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 15.8 mi
- Lake Huron: 15.8 mi
- Shimmy: 15.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 22.2 mi
- Dablott Spring: 6.7 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 7.7 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 23.5 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 5.8 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 6.8 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 16.0 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 7.8 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 14.1 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | SSW 206° | 405 m | 24.1 mi |
| Nub's Knob | SSW 200° | 398 m | 23.6 mi |
| Emmet Heights | SSW 207° | 395 m | 23.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSW 200° | 393 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pintail Peak | SSW 200° | 368 m | 24.1 mi |
| Island View Hill | SW 231° | 330 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Pisage | SSW 201° | 299 m | 20.4 mi |
| Griswold Mountain | SSE 167° | 269 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:08 | 16:58 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace Mackinac BR, 4 mi away.
- Ring-billed Gull111 obs
- Canada Goose51 obs
- common silverweed33 obs
- bladder campion32 obs
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel26 obs
- common milkweed20 obs
- common yarrow18 obs
- Biting Stonecrop18 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/286202413
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