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Monarch Waystation

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Elevation, modelled
199 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Watson Hills438 m · 19.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:32local time
Coordinates
45.3681, -84.9649
Monarch Waystation from directly overhead

Monarch Waystation is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled 199 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear River Valley Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monarch Waystation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsSE 143°438 m19.5 mi
Graham BenchmarkN 6°405 m7.3 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 24°398 m7.5 mi
Emmet HeightsN 4°395 m7.8 mi
Tower HillNNE 26°393 m7.3 mi
Deadmans HillS 177°393 m22.3 mi
Chandler HillsSE 140°382 m13.1 mi
Chandler HillSE 130°372 m12.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1319:52
June solstice05:5220:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0019:39
December solstice08:1716:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212128405262676760493828
Precip in2.41.71.92.93.12.92.53.23.54.53.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey, under a mile away.

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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