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Welcome to Great Lakes Beach ...

Great Lakes Beach is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Great Lakes Beach is located in Sanilac County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Great Lakes Beach: Great Lks. Bch.

Great Lakes Beach is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Great Lakes Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Great Lakes Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Lakes Beach.

  • Sarnia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Huron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Croswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Edward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
  • Lexington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Peck is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Port Sanilac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Carsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>

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 Great Lakes Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Lakes Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great Lakes Beach. 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 Great Lakes Beach.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Lakes Beach ...

Looking for more information about Great Lakes Beach? 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 Great Lakes Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Great Lakes Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Lakes Beach - 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.