Munising Ranger District
Munising Ranger District is a building in Munising, Alger, Michigan. Munising Ranger District is situated nearby to the waterfall Alger Falls, as well as near the village Christmas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Munising Rear Range Light and Munising Front Range Light.
Munising Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Cwbash, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Munising Rear Range Light works with the Munising Front Range Light to project a line of light out into Lake Superior in order to guide boats from the open lake into the safe harbor at Munising, Michigan. Munising Rear Range Light is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Munising Ranger District.
Munising Front Range Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Cwbash, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Munising Front Range Light and its matching Munising Rear Range Light replaced the ineffective Grand Island East Channel Light in 1905. These two lights combine to guide boats from the open waters of Lake Superior down the East Channel next to Grand Island into the harbor of Munising. Munising Front Range Light is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Munising Ranger District.
Alger Falls
Waterfall
Photo: NMMIMAJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alger Falls is a waterfall located along highway M-28 in Alger County, Michigan near Munising at the junction with M-94. The falls consist of a series of drops, the highest of which is about 15 feet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christmas.
Christmas
Village
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christmas is an unincorporated community in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Christmas is located within Au Train Township in Alger County, and is located about 2.2 miles northwest of the city of Munising. Christmas is situated 3 miles northwest of Munising Ranger District.
Munising Ranger District
- Type: Building
- Location: Munising, Alger, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.40543° or 46° 24′ 20″ northLongitude
-86.654° or 86° 39′ 14″ westElevation
650 feet (198 metres)Open location code
86RMC84W+5CGeoNames ID
7727215
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