Turnip Rock
Turnip Rock is a small geological formation in Michigan. It is a stack located in Lake Huron, in shallow water a few yards offshore, near the rock called the Thumbnail which is the extreme tip of Pointe Aux Barques, a small peninsula in Pointe Aux Barques Township which in turn is the extreme tip of The Thumb, a large peninsula comprising several counties in eastern Michigan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Austin Light.
Port Austin Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Charles Bash, CC BY 2.0.
Port Austin Lighthouse is a lighthouse off the shore of Lake Huron, about 2.5 miles north of Port Austin, Huron County Michigan sitting on a rocky reef, which is just north of the tip of the Thumb and a real hazard to navigation. Port Austin Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Turnip Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Austin and Grindstone City Historic District.
Port Austin
Village
Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.
Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Port Austin had a population of 622. The village is within Port Austin Township. Port Austin is situated 2½ miles southwest of Turnip Rock.
Grindstone City Historic District
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grindstone City Historic District is an industrial historic district located on M-25 in Grindstone City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Grindstone City Historic District is situated 3 miles southeast of Turnip Rock.
Turnip Rock
- Type: Rock
- Description: geological formation in Huron County, Michigan, United States
- Categories: rock formation, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Pointe Aux Barques Township, Huron, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.06832° or 44° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-82.95906° or 82° 57′ 33″ westOpen location code
86PV329R+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 561554396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20710543
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hausa—“Turnip Rock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صخرة اللفت”
- Hausa: “Turnip Rock”
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