McGulpin Point
McGulpin Point is a cape in Emmet, Michigan. McGulpin Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Cecil, as well as near the locality Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawas Reservation.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Emmet County, Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “McGulpin’s Point” and “McGulpins Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Headlands and McGulpin Point Light.
The Headlands
Park
Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Headlands International Dark Sky Park is a 550-acre county park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park preserves over 2 mi of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline south and west of McGulpin Point Light in the Straits of Mackinac.
McGulpin Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.
McGulpin Point Light was constructed as a navigational aid through the Straits of Mackinac. The light began operation in 1869, making it one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the Straits.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mackinaw City and Carp Lake.
Mackinaw City
Photo: ThreeIfByBike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mackinaw City is a city of 800 people in the Mackinac Area at the tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It's the southern terminus of the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge.
Carp Lake
Village
Carp Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Carp Lake had a population of 356.
McGulpin Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Emmet, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.78023° or 45° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
-84.79249° or 84° 47′ 33″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86QQQ6J5+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 7195049305OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cecil and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawas Reservation.
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