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Pere Cheney

Pere Cheney from directly overhead

Pere Cheney is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Cote Dame Marie stands 456 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Steckert Bridge River Access, a park 4.0 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

human settlement in Michigan, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.57750, -84.63780

132 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 35
Attractions: 18
  • Oak stump: 4.7 mi
  • Red Pine Tree: 4.7 mi
  • GRavel Pit: 4.8 mi
  • Big Oak Tree: 4.8 mi
  • Wagon Train: 5.0 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 4
  • Fort: 4.9 mi
  • C.C.C. Worker: 7.3 mi
  • St Helens Vetrens manoument: 17.9 mi
  • Veterans Monuments: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Grayling Rest Area 403: 4.1 mi
  • Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 12.5 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Beach Area: 5.6 mi
  • Main Beach: 24.6 mi
  • North Beach: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Island Lake Day Use Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cote Dame MarieW 281°456 m7.9 mi
Cleary HillW 277°446 m12.2 mi
Wagon Wheel HillESE 112°445 m23.3 mi
Olsen HillW 281°444 m7.3 mi
Taylor HillWNW 285°439 m7.4 mi
Comstock HillsNE 39°439 m24.9 mi
Three Sisters RangeWNW 285°431 m7.4 mi
Toll HillNNW 337°430 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5420:4321:28
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1316:1417:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181928415464686658463425
Precip in1.81.41.73.43.23.63.13.33.24.02.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grayling, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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