Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary
Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Champion Hill stands 337 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Convervancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bellows Park: 1.5 mi
- Market Square Park: 2.8 mi
- Charlevoix Cannon Park: 3.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.0 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 3.1 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Embayment Lakes Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Betsie River State Game Area: 5.3 mi
- Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Birch Point Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Tank Hill: 2.7 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 3.3 mi
- Eden Hill: 9.2 mi
- Champion Hill: 11.4 mi
- Old Baldy Dune: 12.0 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 0.8 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 0.8 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 2.6 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 2.9 mi
- Elberta Beach: 3.6 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 13.6 mi
- Beeman Barn: 13.6 mi
- Glen Haven Cannery Boathouse: 19.4 mi
- Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum: 19.5 mi
- Marquette's Death: 3.0 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 3.4 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 3.5 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 1.2 mi
- Boathouse: 1.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 1.2 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 3.0 mi
- Marl Springs: 10.9 mi
- Old Facefull: 17.1 mi
- Dodge Spring: 18.7 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 16.0 mi
- "Two Bears": 24.1 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 12.0 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 12.5 mi
- Jacktown: 15.0 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.2 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hill | E 101° | 337 m | 11.4 mi |
| Varney Hill | ENE 69° | 337 m | 19.8 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SE 129° | 332 m | 16.4 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ESE 110° | 332 m | 23.9 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 72° | 331 m | 19.5 mi |
| Turtle Lake Hill | ESE 105° | 308 m | 17.2 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | NE 48° | 300 m | 12.0 mi |
| North Hills | ESE 118° | 299 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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