Gros Cap
Gros Cap is a hamlet in Mackinac, Michigan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gros Cap Cemetery and St. Helena Island Light.
Gros Cap Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gros Cap Cemetery, once known as the Western Cemetery, is a cemetery located southeast of Gros Cap, Michigan on US 2. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States to be continuously used, and a portion is contained in the Gros Cap Archaeological District.
St. Helena Island Light
Lighthouse
The buildings of the St Helena Light complex are the sole surviving structures on St. Helena Island, in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lighthouse on the St. Helena Island's southeastern point was built in 1872-1873 and went into operation in September 1873. St. Helena Island Light is situated 2 miles southwest of Gros Cap.
Saint Helena Island
Island
St. Helena Island is an uninhabited 240 acres island in the Lake Michigan approach to the Straits of Mackinac. The island is located offshore from Gros Cap, Michigan, 10 miles west of Mackinac Island in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Saint Helena Island is situated 2 miles west of Gros Cap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Ignace.
St. Ignace
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Ignace is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge.
Gros Cap
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Groscap”
- Category: locality
- Location: Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.87029° or 45° 52′ 13″ northLongitude
-84.82783° or 84° 49′ 40″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86QQV5CC+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 154392539OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4994848
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