Alcona County Recreation Area
Alcona County Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 245 m. Kelly Hills stands 328 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Barlow Road Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 245 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foote Pond Overlook · 17 mi
- Westgate Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Barlow Road Park: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Railroad Station Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sleeper Drive Beach and Play Area: 0.8 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 5.3 mi
- Harrisville State Park: 5.6 mi
- Carl E. McAlvay Memorial Plant Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Sturgeon Point State Park: 6.5 mi
- Hubbard Lake Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Colby Plant Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Wurtsmith Air Museum: 15.5 mi
- AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- Wanigan: 20.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Cabin: 20.2 mi
- Trapper's Cabin: 20.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 15.4 mi
- Babe the Blue Ox: 15.4 mi
- Jesus and the Earth: 16.3 mi
- The Greatest Heart: 16.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 18.1 mi
- Mount Maria: 8.8 mi
- Hickey Hill: 13.1 mi
- Chin Whisker Hill: 15.1 mi
- Kelly Hills: 17.3 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 16.8 mi
- Kiwanis' Monument: 20.8 mi
- Iargo Springs: 21.4 mi
- Iargo Springs Interpretive Site: 21.5 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Lumberman's Monument: 20.3 mi
- Canoer's Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Harrisville State Park Beach: 5.7 mi
- Bebe Beach: 17.0 mi
- Harrisville State Park Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Oscoda Garden Club: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alcona County Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hills | WNW 282° | 328 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chin Whisker Hill | W 279° | 318 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hickey Hill | NW 324° | 306 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Maria | NW 305° | 282 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:08 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisville SP, 6 mi away.
- DeKay's Brownsnake2 obs
- common milkweed2 obs
- paper birch2 obs
- balsam fir2 obs
- oxeye daisy2 obs
- Milkweed Tussock Moth2 obs
- Virginia Ctenucha Moth2 obs
- Eastern Milksnake2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/469595073
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