Gull Island
Gull Island is an islet in Alpena, Michigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thunder Bay Island and Thunder Bay Island Light.
Thunder Bay Island
Island
Thunder Bay Island is a 215-acre island in Lake Huron. The island is one of eight constituent islands of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Thunder Bay Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gull Island.
Thunder Bay Island Light
Lighthouse
Thunder Bay Island Light, located on Thunder Bay Island's southeast tip, is one of the oldest operating lighthouses in Michigan. The third operating U.S. lighthouse in Lake Huron was built here in 1831, but it disintegrated almost at once and was rebuilt in 1832 of local limestone. Thunder Bay Island Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Gull Island.
Gull Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Alpena County, Michigan, USA
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Alpena, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.0559° or 45° 3′ 21″ northLongitude
-83.2314° or 83° 13′ 53″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Operator
Michigan Nature AssociationOpen location code
86QR3Q49+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 161356901OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Gull Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gull Island”
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