Camp Lunden
Camp Lunden is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Mount Tom stands 445 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Boiling Springs, a spring 5.6 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34845279, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In June 1933 two hundred unmarried, able-bodied men between the ages of seventeen and twenty-three, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, set up camp on Hunt Creek. Soon after, they relocated to this site, which they named Camp Lunden. In 1936 forty
How to reach it
60 named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 6.2 mi
- East Twin Lake Public Access: 6.2 mi
- Tom May Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Lewiston Village Park: 6.2 mi
- Bingham Park: 6.3 mi
- Comstock Hills: 7.1 mi
- Mount Tom: 9.8 mi
- Old Baldy Hill: 12.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hills: 13.2 mi
- Schrauger Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Stone Native American Head: 9.6 mi
- Our Lady of the Woods Shrine: 16.2 mi
- Kirtland's Warbler Monument: 16.4 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 16.5 mi
- Skyline Event Center: 9.6 mi
- Steiner Museum: 11.0 mi
- Blockhouse: 15.3 mi
- Congregational United Church of Christ: 6.2 mi
- Big Rock: 8.9 mi
- McCollum Lake Public Water Access Site: 15.6 mi
- Clear Lake State Park: 16.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 5.6 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 20.7 mi
- Gaylord Rest Area 405: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Lunden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | SSE 167° | 445 m | 9.8 mi |
| Comstock Hills | WSW 254° | 439 m | 7.1 mi |
| Redner Hill | W 268° | 430 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 234° | 426 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rosecrans Hill | W 270° | 415 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mio Mountain | S 174° | 392 m | 17.1 mi |
| Timberline Mountain | S 174° | 378 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hills | NNW 341° | 372 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:10 | 16:59 |
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 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11822630991
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