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Mandan

Mandan from directly overhead

Mandan is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mac Frimodig Roadside Park (Abandoned), a park 1.6 miles away. Copper Country Trail runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

human settlement in Michigan, United States of America

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Coordinates47.42500, -88.01560

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Around it

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Mac Frimodig Roadside Park (Abandoned): 1.6 mi
  • Lake Medora Public Access: 2.5 mi
  • Lac La Belle Boating Access Site: 2.9 mi
  • Haven Park and Waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 12
  • Astor House Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Earth works: 6.7 mi
  • The Maritime Museum: 7.2 mi
  • The Keweenaw History Museum: 7.2 mi
  • The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Haven Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Silver Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Manganese Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Montreal Falls - Lower Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Montreal Falls - Upper Falls: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Delaware Mine Tour: 3.9 mi
  • The HUB: 9.8 mi
  • Skills Park: 10.0 mi
  • The MID: 10.0 mi
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle River Beach: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleyWSW 243°470 m8.2 mi
Gratiot MountainSW 236°453 m5.0 mi
Mount HoughtonESE 110°447 m3.7 mi
Mount BohemiaS 177°438 m2.3 mi
Brockway MountainNE 39°403 m3.5 mi
Mount LookoutWNW 291°402 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2420:05
June solstice05:5621:0521:53
September equinox07:3919:1119:52
December solstice08:3816:1217:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212028384958656558473626
Precip in1.91.11.22.22.82.52.52.33.12.71.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Harbor, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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