Point Aux Barques

Point Aux Barques is a hamlet in , . Point Aux Barques is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Turnip Rock and Port Austin Light.

Photo: thumbwind, CC BY 2.0.
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 which in turn is the extreme tip of The Thumb, a large peninsula comprising several counties in eastern Michigan.

Lighthouse
Photo: Charles Bash, CC BY 2.0.
Port Austin Lighthouse is a lighthouse off the shore of , about 2.5 miles north of , sitting on a rocky reef, which is just north of the tip of the Thumb and a real hazard to navigation. is situated 2 miles northwest of Point Aux Barques.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grindstone City Historic District and Port Austin.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 2½ miles east of Point Aux Barques.

Village
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is a village in in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, had a population of 622. The village is within . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Point Aux Barques.

Point Aux Barques

Latitude
44.06395° or 44° 3′ 50″ north
Longitude
-82.95055° or 82° 57′ 2″ west
Open location code
86PV327X+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 984326772
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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