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Chippewa 3 Working Forest Reserve

Chippewa 3 Working Forest Reserve from directly overhead

Chippewa 3 Working Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Oneway Hill stands 206 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Island Boating Access Site, a park 1.3 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

County parcel records differ from listing on conservancy website

How to reach it

Coordinates46.51037, -84.15345

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Sugar Island Boating Access Site: 1.3 mi
  • Bellevue Park: 7.0 mi
  • Rotary Park: 7.2 mi
  • Mission Street Boat Launch: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Coast Guard Park: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 13
  • Point Charles: 1.9 mi
  • Bell's Point: 3.2 mi
  • Partridge Point: 4.2 mi
  • Pumpkin Point: 7.9 mi
  • Birch Point: 9.9 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Wilson School: 23.5 mi
  • Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Peck St. Community Garden: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chippewa 3 Working Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oneway HillSW 230°206 m7.9 mi
Velvet HillSW 230°201 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:0919:49
June solstice05:4420:4721:34
September equinox07:2418:5619:36
December solstice08:1816:0116:53

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131424375160656557453322
Precip in2.41.71.92.72.63.13.13.13.84.63.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sault STE Marie, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1227857633

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