Mackinac Island Cemetery

Mackinac Island Cemetery is a cemetery in City of Mackinac Island, Michigan. Mackinac Island Cemetery is situated nearby to Skull Cave, as well as near Sugar Loaf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skull Cave and Fort Holmes.

Skull Cave

Cave

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Skull Cave is a small and shallow cave on the central heights of Mackinac Island in Michigan, United States. The cave was carved during the Algonquin post-glacial period by the waters of Lake Algonquin, a swollen meltwater ancestor of today's Lake Huron. Skull Cave is situated 920 feet southeast of Mackinac Island Cemetery.

Fort Holmes

Fort

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Fort Holmes is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S. Army. Fort Holmes is situated 1,400 feet east of Mackinac Island Cemetery.

Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf is a 75-foot-high landlocked rock or stack in the interior of Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Created by erosion during the period of postglacial Lake Algonquin, Sugar Loaf is the largest post-glacial erosion feature in the Straits of Mackinac. Sugar Loaf is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Mackinac Island Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Mackinac and Mackinac Island.

Fort Mackinac

Hamlet

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Fort Mackinac is a former British and American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Mackinac Island.

Mackinac Island

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Mackinac Island is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".

British Landing

Hamlet

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British Landing is a place within Mackinac Island, Michigan and is located on the shore of Mackinac Island, two miles northwest of the island's downtown and harbor. British Landing is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mackinac Island Cemetery.

Mackinac Island Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Protestant Cemetery”
Category: burial
Location: City of Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.8594° or 45° 51′ 34″ north

Longitude

-84.62162° or 84° 37′ 18″ west

Elevation

807 feet (246 metres)

Open location code

86QQV95H+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31336151

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

5000453

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