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Ellsworth, Township of Banks, Antrim County, Michigan, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Antrim County, Michigan, USA
Region:	Township of Banks, Antrim County, Michigan, United States
Latitude:	45° 9' 56" N
Longitude:	85° 14' 46" W
Lat/Long (dec):	45.16556,-85.24618
Köppen climate type:	Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Elevation:	201m
Population:	342 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4992014
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4992014:7
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Ellsworth Shale pit, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 8' 35" N	85° 14' 12" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Unnamed shale pit (MRDS - 10218095), Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 11' 9" N	85° 18' 29" W	5.4km (3.3 miles)
Unnamed shale pit (MRDS - 10218482), Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 9' 29" N	85° 6' 29" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Unnamed shale pit (MRDS - 10267731), Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 6' 0" N	85° 21' 44" W	11.7km (7.3 miles)
Antrim shale, Norwood, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 12' 19" N	85° 23' 12" W	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Norwood, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 12' 29" N	85° 23' 18" W	12.1km (7.5 miles)
Unnamed clay prospect (MRDS - 10281468), Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 17' 30" N	85° 18' 24" W	14.8km (9.2 miles)
D'Oge shale pit, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 17' 9" N	85° 9' 0" W	15.4km (9.6 miles)
Old Antrim Shale quarry, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 17' 21" N	85° 8' 57" W	15.7km (9.8 miles)
City Limestone Quarry, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 18' 15" N	85° 17' 44" W	15.9km (9.9 miles)
Medusa Cement, Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 18' 28" N	85° 16' 51" W	16.0km (10.0 miles)
Charlevoix Plant (Charlevoix Rocks Products Company Limestone Quarry), Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 18' 32" N	85° 16' 59" W	16.2km (10.1 miles)
Unnamed shale prospect (MRDS - 10218404), Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 5' 9" N	85° 4' 0" W	16.6km (10.3 miles)
William W. Johnston Clay pit, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 0' 50" N	85° 14' 54" W	16.9km (10.5 miles)
Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 19' 3" N	85° 15' 30" W	16.9km (10.5 miles)
J. H. Kocher Shale pit, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 7' 0" N	85° 1' 40" W	18.0km (11.2 miles)
Unnamed shaft, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	45° 6' 47" N	85° 1' 17" W	18.6km (11.5 miles)
Boyne City Portland Cement Company shale pit, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 13' 19" N	84° 59' 30" W	20.9km (13.0 miles)
Wilsons Farm Shale pit, Antrim County, Michigan, USA	44° 57' 11" N	85° 12' 6" W	23.9km (14.8 miles)
Unnamed shale prospect (MRDS - 10194377), Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 17' 59" N	84° 59' 35" W	24.8km (15.4 miles)
Unnamed placers, Boyne River, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 11' 3" N	84° 55' 45" W	24.9km (15.5 miles)
Bell Limestone Quarry (Elk Cement and Lime Company), Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 21' 44" N	85° 2' 44" W	26.9km (16.7 miles)
W. E. Smith Limestone Quarry, Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 21' 24" N	85° 1' 59" W	27.0km (16.8 miles)
Unnamed shale prospect (MRDS - 10243660), Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 15' 45" N	84° 55' 0" W	28.0km (17.4 miles)
Petoskey Shale Mine & Mill (Penn Dixie Cement Corp.), Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 22' 0" N	85° 1' 14" W	28.5km (17.7 miles)
Petoskey Crushed Stone Company Limestone Quarry, Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 21' 39" N	85° 0' 5" W	29.0km (18.0 miles)
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 22' 24" N	84° 57' 19" W	32.4km (20.2 miles)
Northern Brick Company clay pit, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA	45° 11' 9" N	84° 49' 40" W	32.9km (20.4 miles)
Kegomic Limestone Quarry, Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 23' 32" N	84° 54' 24" W	36.6km (22.8 miles)
Unnamed placers, Little Traverse, Emmet County, Michigan, USA	45° 24' 24" N	84° 54' 43" W	37.4km (23.3 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

No mineral species recorded.

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Shale

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type
North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Michigan Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Mid-continent Rift, North America Plate	Narrow Rift
Minnesota River Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Michigan, USA	State
Antrim County, Michigan, USA	County
Midcontinent Rift, USA	Geologic Province

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