Marquette Mission Park
Marquette Mission Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanis Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of St. Ignace
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- American Legion Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Bridge View Park: 1.7 mi
- Coast Guard Park: 1.8 mi
- Dock #3 Park: 1.9 mi
- Bridge View Scenic Turnout: 2.6 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 0.1 mi
- British Landing: 4.1 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 5.3 mi
- Fort Holmes: 5.6 mi
- Biddle House: 5.6 mi
- Museum of Ojibwa Culture: 0.0 mi
- Michilimackinac Historical Society & Fort de Baude Museum: 0.6 mi
- Biddle House: 5.6 mi
- Stuart House City Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum: 5.7 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 0.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.7 mi
- Rabbit Back Peak: 3.5 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 4.1 mi
- Holmes Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mystery Spot: 3.7 mi
- Crack in the Island: 4.5 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 6.4 mi
- Sea Shell City: 17.1 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 20.0 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 1.5 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 6.8 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 15.5 mi
- Dablott Spring: 4.0 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 6.1 mi
- The Big Spring: 22.1 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 19.9 mi
- Lake Huron: 19.9 mi
- Shimmy: 19.9 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 0.0 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 0.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 5.3 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 21.8 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 6.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 17.9 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marquette Mission Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | N 353° | 300 m | 19.9 mi |
| Peek-A-Boo Hill | ENE 58° | 222 m | 18.9 mi |
| McCort Hill | SW 224° | 215 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rabbit Back Peak | N 7° | 212 m | 3.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 349° | 210 m | 2.7 mi |
| Billiau Hill | SW 219° | 207 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SW 220° | 201 m | 11.2 mi |
| St. Anthony's Rock | SE 144° | 183 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:47 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
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 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace, under a mile away.
- Ring-billed Gull85 obs
- tansy41 obs
- star-flowered lily-of-the-valley31 obs
- northern whitecedar30 obs
- common silverweed28 obs
- yellow lady's slipper27 obs
- bird's-foot trefoil25 obs
- purple crownvetch24 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1046231765
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