Granite Island
Granite Island is a 2.5-acre island in Lake Superior located about 12 miles northwest of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lake Superior in Michigan, USA
- Also known as: “Granite Island (Michigan)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Granite Island Lighthouse.
Granite Island Lighthouse
House
Photo: TildizenOne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Because it was positioned near the busy shipping lanes of the mid-19th century, a lighthouse was built on Granite Island in 1868 by the U.S. Lighthouse Board and commissioned in 1869.
Granite Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.72079° or 46° 43′ 15″ northLongitude
-87.41145° or 87° 24′ 41″ westElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
86RJPHCQ+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 607165220OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Granite Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Granite Island”
- French: “Granit Island”
- French: “Granite Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Presque Isle and Garlic Island.
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