Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible)

Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible) is a dune in Charter Township of Marquette, Michigan. Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible) is situated nearby to the hamlet Sugar Loaf, as well as near the village Trowbridge Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Presque Isle Park and Presque Isle Power Plant.

Presque Isle Park

Park

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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 Park is situated 1½ miles east of Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible).

Presque Isle Power Plant

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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

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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 southeast of Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trowbridge Park and Marquette.

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 2 miles southwest of Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible).

Marquette

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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.

Compeau Creek Dune and Swale Complex (Possible)

Type: Dune
Category: landform
Location: Charter Township of Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.5842° or 46° 35′ 3″ north

Longitude

-87.41768° or 87° 25′ 4″ west

Elevation

610 feet (186 metres)

Open location code

86RJHHMJ+MW

GeoNames ID

12218015

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