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Gay in the region of Michigan is a place located in United States - some 803 mi or ( 1292 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Gay is now 09:11 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Detroit " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Betsy, Betsy, Crystal Falls, Eagle River, and Hebards. When in this area, you might want to check out Betsy . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gay, Michigan
Gay is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 12 miles from Lake Linden on Copper Island at the western end of the Upper Peninsula. Local government is provided by Sherman Township. As of 2000, its population is 60. The Mohawk Mining Company built a stamp mill in Gay in 1898. The residual stamp sand dumped into Lake Superior increased the town's area greatly. Today, only the large smokestack and the ruins from the stamp mill still remain.
Located at 47.23 -88.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Sherman Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Sherman Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 60.
Located at 47.28 -88.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Keweenaw Peninsula
The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was roughly 43,200. Its major industries are now logging and tourism, as well as jobs related to Michigan Technological University and Finlandia University.
Located at 47.25 -88.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Calumet Air Force Station
Calumet Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 5.2 miles east-southeast of Phoenix, Michigan. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Today the site is part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-59.
Located at 47.37 -88.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Clifton, Michigan
Clifton was a community in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan, that was founded in support of the Cliff mine—a mine opened in 1845 by the Pittsburgh and Boston Mining Company after copper was discovered there. It is located between Calumet and Eagle Harbor, off of Cliff Drive, alongside US 41 in the Keweenaw Peninsula. A historical marker is present at the site.
Located at 47.38 -88.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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