The Headlands
The Headlands is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackinaw City Heritage Village, a museum 0.7 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- McGulpin Point County Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Michilimackinac State Historic Park: 2.6 mi
- Mackinaw City Trailhead (NCST): 2.6 mi
- Village Park: 2.7 mi
- Conkling Heritage Park: 2.9 mi
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Barb and Joe Traub Family Working Forest Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Ralph and Ursula Compton Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Mount Nebo: 5.1 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 6.8 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 8.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.4 mi
- Holmes Hill: 9.5 mi
- Colonial Fort Michilimackinac: 2.4 mi
- Mackinaw City: 2.9 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 6.9 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 9.2 mi
- Round Island Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- Mackinaw City Heritage Village: 0.7 mi
- Colonial Michilimackinac: 2.6 mi
- Mackinaw Bridge Museum: 2.7 mi
- Mackinaw Trolley Company: 2.8 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw: 3.1 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 2.5 mi
- Mystery Spot: 6.7 mi
- Crack in the Island: 9.3 mi
- Sea Shell City: 12.4 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 17.6 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 2.5 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 11.0 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 20.8 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 17.5 mi
- Lake Huron: 17.5 mi
- Shimmy: 17.5 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 23.3 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 24.6 mi
- Dablott Spring: 8.9 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 10.2 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 22.7 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 7.0 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 9.2 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 16.1 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.2 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 11.6 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Headlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | SSW 201° | 405 m | 22.5 mi |
| Nub's Knob | SSW 195° | 398 m | 22.3 mi |
| Emmet Heights | SSW 202° | 395 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSW 194° | 393 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pintail Peak | SSW 195° | 368 m | 22.7 mi |
| Island View Hill | SW 227° | 330 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Pisage | SSW 195° | 299 m | 19.0 mi |
| Griswold Mountain | SSE 161° | 269 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:39 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
- star-flowered lily-of-the-valley40 obs
- balsam fir31 obs
- bladder campion27 obs
- Herb Robert27 obs
- Wild Basil27 obs
- Canadian buffalo-berry25 obs
- northern whitecedar23 obs
- wild parsnip23 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.
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