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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 HillS 184°300 m13.3 mi
Mission HillNNE 27°295 m9.5 mi
Oneway HillENE 75°206 m23.9 mi
Velvet HillENE 76°201 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 5080 °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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