Sault Locks Park
Sault Locks Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Soo Locks Observation Platform, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Market Corner: 0.2 mi
- Maple-Ashmun Park: 0.2 mi
- Brady Park: 0.4 mi
- Weber Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Mary's Park: 0.5 mi
- Ashmun Creek Trails: 2.1 mi
- Steers Island: 2.7 mi
- Island Number Two: 3.1 mi
- Island Number One: 3.5 mi
- Cook Island Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Old Vessel Point: 2.5 mi
- Partridge Point: 5.4 mi
- Bell's Point: 7.4 mi
- Point Charles: 8.5 mi
- Pumpkin Point: 12.7 mi
- U.S. Weather Bureau: 0.1 mi
- Chippewa County Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- River of History Museum: 0.4 mi
- SS Valley Camp: 0.6 mi
- Wheels of History Museum: 12.5 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 0.1 mi
- Tower Of History: 0.5 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 0.7 mi
- Oneway Hill: 5.5 mi
- Velvet Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mission Hill: 15.7 mi
- Moon Hill: 20.4 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 1.2 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Old Wilson School: 17.8 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 17.8 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Carletonville: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sault Locks Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | W 263° | 295 m | 15.7 mi |
| Oneway Hill | SE 144° | 206 m | 5.5 mi |
| Velvet Hill | SSE 148° | 201 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:48 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:02 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
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, 2 mi away.
- Mallard445 obs
- Canada Goose272 obs
- American Herring Gull224 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee204 obs
- Rock Pigeon202 obs
- American Red Squirrel196 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron180 obs
- Ring-billed Gull176 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000394OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/95360634
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