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Welcome to Gillet Landing ...

Gillet Landing is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Gillet Landing is located in Marquette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gillet Landing: Gillet Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gillet Lndng.)

Gillet Landing is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gillet Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Gillet Landing and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Gillet Landing: 906

Communities near Gillet Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gillet Landing.

  • Big Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alder is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • Dodge City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Homeier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Homeier is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
  • Buckroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
  • Skanee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Clowry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Forestville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Sugar Loaf
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gillet Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillet Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gillet Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillet Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillet Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Gillet Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillet Landing ...

Looking for more information about Gillet Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gillet Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gillet Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillet Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.