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Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409

Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409 from directly overhead

Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409 is a rest area in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackinaw Trolley Company, a museum 0.4 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates45.77399, -84.73281

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
  • John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • Harry C. Smith Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Barb and Joe Traub Family Working Forest Reserve: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 22
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Graham BenchmarkSSW 207°405 m23.3 mi
Nub's KnobSSW 201°398 m22.7 mi
Emmet HeightsSSW 208°395 m22.9 mi
Tower HillSSW 201°393 m23.0 mi
Pintail PeakSSW 201°368 m23.2 mi
Island View HillSW 233°330 m20.9 mi
Mount PisageSSW 202°299 m19.6 mi
Griswold MountainSSE 167°269 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:51
June solstice05:5020:4721:33
September equinox07:2718:5919:38
December solstice08:1816:0816:58

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202128405162676761493728

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace Mackinac BR, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/388052608

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