Mission Point, Mackinac Island

#21 among attractions in Mackinac Island

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Mission Point is located on the southeast side of Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is approximately 21 acres in size between Robinson's Folly and the jetty terminating near Franks Street. The Island has a history of documented European development beginning with French Jesuit missionaries landing at the point in 1634, less than two decades after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on the East Coast of North America. ()

Coordinates: 45°51'3"N, 84°36'23"W

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Mackinac Island United States

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Mission Point – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Mackinac, Skull Cave, Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, Mackinac Island State Park.

0.5 miW
Museum, Military base, Military museum
Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island
14 min walk • Perched high on a bluff overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Huron, Fort Mackinac invites visitors to step back in time on the historic Mackinac Island in the United States. This well-preserved military outpost, now operating as a museum, offers a unique glimpse...
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Skull Cave, Mackinac Island
20 min walk • Skull Cave is a small and shallow cave on the central heights of Mackinac Island in Michigan, United States. The cave was carved during the Algonquin post-glacial period by the waters of Lake Algonquin, a swollen meltwater ancestor of today's Lake Huron.
0.4 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, Mackinac Island
12 min walk • The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum is an art museum located in the historic Indian Dormitory building on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
1.4 miNW
Island, Park
Mackinac Island State Park, Mackinac Island
37 min walk • Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Lake Huron island, it is near the Straits of Mackinac. The island park encompasses 1,800 acres, which is approximately 80% of the island's total area.
0.5 miW
Park
Marquette Park, Mackinac Island
13 min walk • Marquette Park is a landscaped park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park and stands on the edge of Mackinac Island's harbor on the Round Island Channel and just east of downtown Mackinac Island.
~770 ftSW
Church
Mission Church, Mackinac Island
4 min walk • The Mission Church is a historic Congregational church located at the corner of Huron and Tuscott Streets on Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States. Built in 1829, it was the oldest surviving church in the state of Michigan. In 1971, the Mission Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miW
City
Mackinac Island
15 min walk • Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a permanent population of 470.
1.1 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Round Island Light, Mackinac Island
28 min walk • The Round Island Light, also known as the "Old Round Island Point Lighthouse" is a lighthouse located on the west shore of Round Island in the shipping lanes of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
0.7 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Round Island Passage Light, Mackinac Island
18 min walk • Round Island Passage Light is an automated, unmanned lighthouse located in the Round Island Channel in the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan. The channel is a branch of Lake Huron.
~1310 ftW
Church
Sainte Anne Church, Mackinac Island
7 min walk • Sainte Anne Church, commonly called 'Ste. Anne Church' or 'Ste. Anne's Church', is a Roman Catholic church that serves the parish of Sainte Anne de Michilimackinac in Mackinac Island, Michigan.
0.7 miNW
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island
18 min walk • Fort Holmes is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mission Point?

Nearby attractions include Mission Church, Mackinac Island (4 min walk), Sainte Anne Church, Mackinac Island (7 min walk), Arch Rock, Mackinac Island (11 min walk), Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, Mackinac Island (12 min walk).