Squaw Island (Michigan)

Squaw Island is an island in Lake Michigan and is part of the Beaver Island archipelago.[1] The island is about 75 acres in size, and is privately owned. Squaw Island is located a little under two miles north east of Whiskey Island, and a little over three miles west of Garden Island.[2]

Squaw Island

Squaw Island is the small island in the north west corner.
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Geography
Location	Lake Michigan
Coordinates	45.8369401°N 85.5867590°W
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Highest elevation	594 ft (181.1 m)
Administration
United States
State	Michigan
County	Charlevoix County
Township	St. James Township

The historic Squaw Island Light is located on the north point of the Island.

Climate

Squaw Island Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     72     −4 −10     55     −10 −15     48     −3 −8     114     2 −3     84     7 5     79     11 8     107     17 14     96     16 12     103     16 13     127     9 6     83     6 5     66     1 −5 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [3] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.8     25 14     2.2     14 5     1.9     27 18     4.5     36 27     3.3     45 41     3.1     52 46     4.2     63 57     3.8     61 54     4.1     61 55     5     48 43     3.3     43 41     2.6     34 23 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

References

1. "Report For Squaw Island". USGNIS. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. "Garden and Hog Islands, Michigan". NASA Earth Observatory. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
3. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.