Nature reserve · Michigan
Cusino State Wildlife Research Area
Cusino State Wildlife Research Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 827 m. The nearest named place is Olson Falls, a waterfall 8.3 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 827 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.35095, -86.47930
52 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 16
- Twin Waterfalls Memorial Plant Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Wagner Falls Scenic Site: 8.5 mi
- Anna River Mouth Boating Access Site: 8.7 mi
- Bayshore Marina Park: 9.3 mi
- Brown's Addition Tot Lot: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Olson Falls: 8.3 mi
- Munising Falls: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Falls: 8.4 mi
- Wagner Falls: 8.4 mi
- Alger Falls: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 8.6 mi
- Ewing Point: 10.6 mi
- Chapel Rock: 13.8 mi
- Eben Ice Caves: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sand Point Beach: 9.2 mi
- Miners Beach: 10.5 mi
- Chapel Beach: 13.7 mi
- Twelvemile Beach: 22.6 mi
Museums: 3
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 8.7 mi
- Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse: 9.3 mi
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Bay Furnace: 12.5 mi
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 12.6 mi
- Abandoned car: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Petes Lake Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Seney Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Seney Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Pictured Rocks: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Petoskey Hunting Club: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Kitch-iti-kipi: 24.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:56 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:12 | 17:03 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Munsing Lakeshore, 9 mi away.
- spoonleaf sundew14 obs
- Canadian bunchberry7 obs
- purple pitcher plant7 obs
- Wild Rosemary7 obs
- Sticky False Asphodel7 obs
- northern wild raisin7 obs
- Tuberous Grasspink6 obs
- partridgeberry6 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.
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