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Carletonville

Carletonville from directly overhead

Carletonville is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Pines Picnic Area, a picnic site 7.3 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates46.35000, -84.76667

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 9
Peaks: 4
Attractions: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Wilson School: 14.2 mi
  • Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Old Vessel Point: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Peck St. Community Garden: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maple HillS300 m13.3 mi
Mission HillNNE295 m9.5 mi
Oneway HillENE206 m23.9 mi
Velvet HillENE201 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:52
June solstice05:4820:4921:36
September equinox07:2718:5919:39
December solstice08:2016:0516:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928405262666558463424
Precip in2.01.51.93.22.73.14.13.13.94.43.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rudyard 4N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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