Bird Creek
Bird Creek is a stream in Huron, Michigan. Bird Creek is situated nearby to the village Port Austin, as well as near the hamlet Pointe aux Barques.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Austin Light and Turnip Rock.
Port Austin Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Charles Bash, CC BY 2.0.
Port Austin Lighthouse is a lighthouse off the shore of Lake Huron, about 2.5 miles north of Port Austin, Huron County Michigan sitting on a rocky reef, which is just north of the tip of the Thumb and a real hazard to navigation. Port Austin Light is situated 2½ miles north of Bird Creek.
Turnip Rock
Turnip Rock is a small geological formation in Michigan. It is a stack located in Lake Huron, in shallow water a few yards offshore, near the rock called the Thumbnail which is the extreme tip of Pointe Aux Barques, a small peninsula in Pointe Aux Barques Township which in turn is the extreme tip of The Thumb, a large peninsula comprising several counties in eastern Michigan. Turnip Rock is situated 2 miles northeast of Bird Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Austin and Grindstone City Historic District.
Port Austin
Village
Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.
Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. The village is within Port Austin Township.
Grindstone City Historic District
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grindstone City Historic District is an industrial historic district located on M-25 in Grindstone City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Grindstone City Historic District is situated 4½ miles east of Bird Creek.
Bird Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Huron, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.04835° or 44° 2′ 54″ northLongitude
-82.99411° or 82° 59′ 39″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86PV22X4+89GeoNames ID
4986157
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Highlights include Huron Medical Center Port Austin and Charles G Learned Historical Marker.
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