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Fisherman's Island State Park

Fisherman's Island State Park from directly overhead

Fisherman's Island State Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Weislik Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26828, -85.35967

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Weislik Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Diane and Richard DeNardis Family Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • George & Marion Light Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • John and Barbara Hazelworth Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
Parks
Attractions: 21
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 4.4 mi
  • Earl Young Gnome Houses: 5.8 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 6.3 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 6.6 mi
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
Peaks: 12
Museums: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Christmas Cove Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Peninsula Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Monarch Waystation: 20.4 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 20.8 mi
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Block M Rock: 15.9 mi
  • Children Playing: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Bubbling Spring: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fisherman's Island State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Graham BenchmarkNE 54°405 m24.4 mi
Emmet HeightsNE 53°395 m24.5 mi
Boyne MountainESE 110°344 m21.8 mi
Richardson HillESE 115°331 m14.3 mi
Avalanche MountainESE 106°293 m17.6 mi
Bunker HillSSE 149°274 m14.7 mi
Mount BlissSE 130°260 m17.8 mi
Bramen HillSW 235°238 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:54
June solstice05:5420:4821:34
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1816:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329405263696862503930
Precip in2.31.51.92.93.02.92.73.23.64.32.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlevoix, 6 mi away.

  • Ring-billed Gull25 obs
  • dune tansy19 obs
  • northern whitecedar15 obs
  • shrubby cinquefoil10 obs
  • Beach Wormwood10 obs
  • striped maple9 obs
  • American searocket9 obs
  • Bald Eagle8 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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OpenStreetMap element way/470730555

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