Sunset Point
Sunset Point is a scenic viewpoint in Marquette, Michigan. Sunset Point is situated nearby to the cliff Black Rocks, as well as near Presque Isle Park.Places of Interest Nearby
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 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. Presque Isle Power Plant is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sunset Point.
Superior Dome
Sports venue
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 2½ miles south of Sunset Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marquette and Trowbridge Park.
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.
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: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Marquette, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.59295° or 46° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
-87.38293° or 87° 22′ 59″ westOpen location code
86RJHJV8+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 13244058960OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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