Windy Point
Windy Point is a cape in Bay, Michigan. Windy Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Aplin Beach, as well as near Donahue Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dan E. Karn Generating Plant and Saginaw River Rear Range Light.
Dan E. Karn Generating Plant
Power station
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The Dan E. Karn Power Plant is a multi-fuel power station located in Essexville, Michigan. It is adjacent to the location of the former J.C. Weadock Power Plant Power Plant, which closed in 2016.
Saginaw River Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
The first Saginaw River lighthouse was constructed from 1839 to 1841, in a period when large quantities of lumber were being harvested and shipped from the heart of Michigan via river and the Great Lakes to the East Coast of the United States via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. Saginaw River Rear Range Light is situated 1½ miles southwest of Windy Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essexville and Bay City.
Essexville
Suburb
Essexville is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,379 at the 2020 census. Located along the Saginaw River, Essexville is part of the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area. Essexville is situated 3 miles south of Windy Point.
Bay City
Bay City is a city in Central Michigan. A former lumbering/mill town that was incorporated in 1865, it was at one time the home of the celebrity Madonna, which is commemorated in a mural downtown.Windy Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Bay, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.65613° or 43° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
-83.83498° or 83° 50′ 6″ westElevation
584 feet (178 metres)Open location code
86MRM548+F2GeoNames ID
5015267
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