Mesochosm Area
Mesochosm Area is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Saw Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Private
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Saw Creek Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Parker & Ebbers Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Roberts Family Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Niiwin Ziingaak Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Judson Pike Marsh Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 5.4 mi
- School House Park: 6.4 mi
- Chamberlin and Phelps Street Pedestrian Park: 6.6 mi
- Topinabee Beach Park: 6.6 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Cheboygan Point Light #592: 14.6 mi
- Mackinaw City: 15.5 mi
- Colonial Fort Michilimackinac: 16.0 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 18.4 mi
- Heilman Hill: 5.1 mi
- Griswold Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Mount Pisage: 10.7 mi
- Nub's Knob: 12.6 mi
- Tower Hill: 12.7 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 5.2 mi
- Topinabee Museum: 6.6 mi
- Spies Heritage Hall: 10.9 mi
- The History Center of Cheboygan County: 10.9 mi
- Native American Log Cabin: 10.9 mi
- Sea Shell City: 5.6 mi
- Giant Sturgeon Statue: 11.1 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 11.3 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 15.5 mi
- Steep Climb: 17.4 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 10.5 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 11.3 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 11.3 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 11.5 mi
- Lake Huron: 11.5 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 4.9 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 7.1 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 15.1 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 9.2 mi
- Shotto Spring: 14.2 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 19.0 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 20.8 mi
- Dablott Spring: 21.1 mi
- Devoe Beach: 10.7 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 17.7 mi
- Doriva Beach: 18.8 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 21.8 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 18.4 mi
- Harris Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 20.3 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 17.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesochosm Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | WSW 246° | 405 m | 14.5 mi |
| Nub's Knob | WSW 240° | 398 m | 12.6 mi |
| Emmet Heights | WSW 248° | 395 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | WSW 239° | 393 m | 12.7 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SSW 194° | 382 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SSW 191° | 372 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pintail Peak | WSW 238° | 368 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gray Hill | SSW 196° | 336 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:46 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pellston AP #2, 5 mi away.
- common bracken362 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk324 obs
- common milkweed302 obs
- Eastern Teaberry256 obs
- broad-leaved sweet pea248 obs
- eastern white pine225 obs
- Solomon's plume217 obs
- striped maple216 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1410062141
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