Buoy Yard
Buoy Yard is in Charter Township of Hampton, Bay, Michigan. Buoy Yard is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Station Saginaw River, as well as near the marina Coast Guard Basin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saginaw River Rear Range Light and Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum.
Saginaw River Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
The first Saginaw River lighthouse was constructed from 1839 to 1841, in a period when large quantities of lumber were being harvested and shipped from the heart of Michigan via river and the Great Lakes to the East Coast of the United States via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. Saginaw River Rear Range Light is situated 1 mile northwest of Buoy Yard.
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
Museum
The Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum is dedicated to honoring veterans, documenting United States Navy history, and highlighting the Great Lakes Bay Region. Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Buoy Yard.
Dan E. Karn Generating Plant
Power station
Photo: Varnent, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dan E. Karn Power Plant is a multi-fuel power station located in Essexville, Michigan. It is adjacent to the location of the former J.C. Weadock Power Plant Power Plant, which closed in 2016. Dan E. Karn Generating Plant is situated 1¼ miles north of Buoy Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Essexville and Bay City.
Essexville
Suburb
Essexville is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,379 at the 2020 census. Located along the Saginaw River, Essexville is part of the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area.
Bay City
Bay City is a city in Central Michigan. A former lumbering/mill town that was incorporated in 1865, it was at one time the home of the celebrity Madonna, which is commemorated in a mural downtown.Buoy Yard
- Type: Industry
- Location: Charter Township of Hampton, Bay, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6284° or 43° 37′ 42″ northLongitude
-83.83712° or 83° 50′ 14″ westOpen location code
86MRJ5H7+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 842421362OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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