Sunset Point

Sunset Point is a cape in Marquette, Michigan. Sunset Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Sugar Loaf, as well as near the locality Sunnyside Estates Community.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Presque Isle Park and Presque Isle Power Plant.

Presque Isle Park

Park

Photo: Hitoubashira, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Presque Isle Park is a 323-acre public park located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. The park is northwest of Marquette itself on an oval-shaped peninsula reaching out into Lake Superior, called the 'Island' locally.

Presque Isle Power Plant

Photo: Rklawton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Presque Isle Power Plant was a coal power plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 inactive generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts.

Superior Dome

Sports venue

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 2 miles south of Sunset Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marquette and Trowbridge Park.

Marquette

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Marquette is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range.

Trowbridge Park

Village

Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. Trowbridge Park is situated 3½ miles southwest of Sunset Point.

Sunset Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

46.59167° or 46° 35′ 30″ north

Longitude

-87.38472° or 87° 23′ 5″ west

Elevation

610 feet (186 metres)

Open location code

86RJHJR8+M4

GeoNames ID

7140363

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Sunset Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Sunset Point”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sugar Loaf and Sunnyside Estates Community.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Presque Isle Point and Presque Isle.

Michigan: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids.

Curious Capes to Discover

Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.