Gay
in Keweenaw County of Michigan, United States

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.227 and -88.164 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 13' 38" and W -88° 9' 49"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:41 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: America/Detroit
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:27 am and 9:10 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41

Discover Gay

Gay in Keweenaw County (Michigan) is a city in United States about 803 mi (or 1,292 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Local time in Gay is now 03:41 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Detroit with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 7 airports in the vicinity of Gay. The closest airport in United States is Houghton County Memorial Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Eagle River, Houghton, L'Anse, Marquette and Crystal Falls. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 62%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 46% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

15°C (58 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

NorthStrong Outdoors - Chinooks 2014

Published: December 09, 2014
Length: 01:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: North Strong Outdoors


Hand starting a Farmall H

Published: April 16, 2010
Length: 11:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bruce Jackson

This is sort of a safety/survival video about hand cranking a tractor engine.


Gay's Funniest Fish Toss Video

Published: July 04, 2010
Length: 28:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JudyD61

Fish lands in lady's lap at the Gay Fish Toss, July 4th, 2010, in Gay, Michigan.


Drift Busting Jumping Snowmobiles

Published: January 17, 2011
Length: 08:09 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: rev800man

A little play time on our last ride of the 1st snowmobilers.com trip. Fun stuff!


Rallycross madness in the Upper Penninsula

Published: January 11, 2008
Length: 16:05 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: rallyrat

Showing Carl how to drive fast and take tighter lines than everybody else (good thing the bumpers are taller than the pylons :) ). SCCA Rallycross at stamp sands in Gay, MI.


Panoramic View of Mohawk/Wolverine Mill

Published: September 12, 2010
Length: 08:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: FearTheNoFear

In Gay, MI on top of the wooden rubble that might have been a chute for the stamp sand to flow into the water but there is a cement chute already in place so maybe there was a wooden building...


Volvo Rallycross

Published: April 10, 2010
Length: 06:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DFLRally

First time out in the Volvo at the sands in Gay, Michigan.


UP Overland 2008

Published: September 01, 2008
Length: 19:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Until2004

Gay Beach with NE water crossing.


Mouth of Tobacco River

Published: September 13, 2007
Length: 14:54 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: keweenaw

Mouth of Tobacco River / Bridge August 2007.


Tobacco River

Published: August 31, 2006
Length: 56:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: keweenaw

Tobacco River Keweenaw Michigan 2/9/06.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

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 47.2275, -88.1636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Unincorporated communities in Keweenaw County, Michigan