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Saint Ignace Welcome Center

Saint Ignace Welcome Center from directly overhead

Saint Ignace Welcome Center is a rest area in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Island View Hill stands 330 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridge View Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Michigan Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates45.85064, -84.72174

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
  • Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • John and Julia Pachy Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
Parks: 49
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 18
Peaks: 17
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Dablott Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Dwightwood Springs: 5.6 mi
  • The Big Spring: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 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 Saint Ignace Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Island View HillSW 224°330 m24.9 mi
Maple HillN 352°300 m21.4 mi
Mount PisageSSW 199°299 m24.7 mi
Peek-A-Boo HillNE 54°222 m19.4 mi
McCort HillSW 228°215 m22.7 mi
Rabbit Back PeakN 360°212 m4.9 mi
Castle RockNNW 347°210 m4.3 mi
Billiau HillSW 224°207 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:51
June solstice05:4920:4721:33
September equinox07:2618:5919:38
December solstice08:1816:0716:57

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/417544250

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