Ocqueoc Falls
Ocqueoc Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Blats Hill stands 294 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway, a park 0.7 miles away. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
Ocqueoc Falls ( AH-key-ock) are a series of rapids and waterfalls in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located along the Ocqueoc River in Presque Isle County, Ocqueoc Falls are the largest and only named waterfall in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The falls are located within the Atlanta Unit of the Mackinaw State Forest, and are managed by the nearby Hoeft State Park. Adjacent the falls are the Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway, a 6.3-mile (10.1 km) universally-accessible trail, and the Ocqueoc Falls State Forest Campground. At the falls, the Ocqueoc River drops 5 feet (1.5 m) before entering a small gorge with rocky walls. Below the gorge, the Ocqueoc River flows to Hammond Bay, a bay of Lake Huron.
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Wikidata Q124227539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
164 named places within 25 miles
- Ocqueoc Falls Bicentennial Pathway: 0.7 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot: 4.2 mi
- Russell Memorial Village Park: 4.4 mi
- Forest: 5.7 mi
- Ocqueoc Outdoor Center: 6.4 mi
- Browning Farm: 9.3 mi
- Henry & Margaret "Peggy" Hoffman: 9.3 mi
- The Bunkhouse Gift Shop: 9.3 mi
- Michigan Historic Site: 9.4 mi
- Property Transfer Plaque: 11.0 mi
- Moltke Maize Maze, LLC: 5.1 mi
- Landing Field Concrete Marker: 6.4 mi
- Knaebe's Apple Farm & Ciderworks: 7.6 mi
- Lobdell Administration Building: 8.9 mi
- Lifeboat: 9.3 mi
- Black Bear: 8.8 mi
- President Abraham Lincoln head sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty head sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Onaway Steers the World: 9.0 mi
- Lobdell & Emery #4 Locomotive sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Buck Falls Ranch: 3.6 mi
- Porcupine Run Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- DNR Onaway Field Office: 8.4 mi
- Caroline and Willis Brown Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Cain's Creek Swamp Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot Museum: 4.2 mi
- Onaway Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: 11.7 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 11.8 mi
- Suicide Awareness and Healing Garden: 11.7 mi
- Sunrise Side Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Blats Hill: 22.2 mi
- Doriva Beach: 13.7 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 16.7 mi
- Forty Mile Point Light: 9.3 mi
- Hagensville: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ocqueoc Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blats Hill | W 270° | 294 m | 22.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 311° | 263 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Onaway 4N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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