Ghost town · Michigan
Hard Luck
Hard Luck is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Preachers Hill stands 424 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Alger Rest Area 625, a rest area 4.6 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Michigan, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.07167, -84.19306
104 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Moffatt Township Park: 5.4 mi
- Clement Township Park: 6.1 mi
- Clement Township Hall Park: 9.4 mi
- Skidway Lake Township Park: 11.2 mi
- Elbow Lake Township Park: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Lucky Eight Hunt Club: 4.7 mi
- Mount Morris Hunters Club: 5.0 mi
- Beaverton Schools Nature Area: 10.5 mi
- Hockaday Hunt Club: 11.6 mi
- Woodring Buckeye Hunt Club: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 5
- Kuhn Hill: 11.3 mi
- Cook Hills: 12.1 mi
- Tolfee Hill: 12.4 mi
- Pointers Hill: 15.3 mi
- Preachers Hill: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Alger Rest Area 625: 4.6 mi
- West Branch Rest Area 433: 11.1 mi
- Ogemaw Roadside Park: 12.1 mi
- Linwood Rest Area 626: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Frank Sabastian Smith House: 14.3 mi
- Pontoon Alley: 19.0 mi
- Veterans Monuments: 22.7 mi
- St Helens Vetrens manoument: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Ogemaw County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Gladwin County Historical Society Museum: 15.2 mi
- Gladwin Historic Village: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Standish Historic Train: 13.1 mi
- Ramp Jumps: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- West Park Beach: 13.8 mi
- Lake Ogemaw Sand Bar: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumber Jack statue: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Edwnville Falls: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hard Luck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preachers Hill | NNW 343° | 424 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pointers Hill | NNW 337° | 396 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tolfee Hill | NNW 347° | 344 m | 12.4 mi |
| Kuhn Hill | N 356° | 314 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cook Hills | N 351° | 298 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:14 | 17:02 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Branch 3SE, 13 mi away.
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