Ghost town · Michigan
Pere Cheney
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
- Possible High Point: 4.8 mi
- Sinke Hill: 5.7 mi
- Pioneer Ski Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hogarth Hill: 6.2 mi
- Guyton Hill: 6.5 mi
Parks: 35
- Steckert Bridge River Access: 4.0 mi
- Meads Landing: 4.9 mi
- Wallace Park: 5.8 mi
- Tisdale Triangle: 6.7 mi
- North Higgins Lake State Park: 7.2 mi
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
- Au Sable River Center: 5.8 mi
- Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Wellington Farm Park: 6.5 mi
- Crawford County Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Na Wak Wa Club: 13.7 mi
- Black River Conservation Association: 16.7 mi
- Papoose Lake Nature Sanctuary: 21.1 mi
- Papoose Lake Nature Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
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
- Deward: 20.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cote Dame Marie | W 281° | 456 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cleary Hill | W 277° | 446 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wagon Wheel Hill | ESE 112° | 445 m | 23.3 mi |
| Olsen Hill | W 281° | 444 m | 7.3 mi |
| Taylor Hill | WNW 285° | 439 m | 7.4 mi |
| Comstock Hills | NE 39° | 439 m | 24.9 mi |
| Three Sisters Range | WNW 285° | 431 m | 7.4 mi |
| Toll Hill | NNW 337° | 430 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 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 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grayling, 6 mi away.
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