McGulpin Rock
McGulpin Rock is a historic site in Wawatam Township, Emmet, Michigan. McGulpin Rock is situated nearby to McGulpin Point County Park, as well as near the lighthouse McGulpin Point Light.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McGulpin Point Light and The Headlands.
McGulpin Point Light
Lighthouse
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McGulpin Point Light was constructed as a navigational aid through the Straits of Mackinac. The light began operation in 1869, making it one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the Straits. McGulpin Point Light is situated 870 feet south of McGulpin Rock.
The Headlands
Park
Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Headlands International Dark Sky Park is a 550-acre county park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park preserves over 2 mi of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline south and west of McGulpin Point Light in the Straits of Mackinac. The Headlands is situated 1 mile southwest of McGulpin Rock.
Fort Michilimackinac
Museum
Photo: WMrapids, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Fort Michilimackinac is situated 2 miles east of McGulpin Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
Mackinaw City
Photo: ThreeIfByBike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mackinaw City is a city of 800 people in the Mackinac Area at the tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It's the southern terminus of the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge.
St. Ignace
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Ignace is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan, at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge.
McGulpin Rock
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wawatam Township, Emmet, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.78951° or 45° 47′ 22″ northLongitude
-84.77257° or 84° 46′ 21″ westOpen location code
86QQQ6QG+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4139564327OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McGulpin Point County Park and Mackinaw City Heritage Village.
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