Nature reserve · Michigan
Forests for the Future #1 Reserve
Forests for the Future #1 Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. The nearest named place is Mathias Township Park, a park 3.3 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates46.23612, -87.00173
68 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 34
- Mathias Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Trenary Lions Club Park: 3.4 mi
- Limestone Park: 4.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.6 mi
- Alger County Fairgrounds: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Laughing White Fish Falls: 10.7 mi
- Haymeadow Falls: 16.2 mi
- Scott Falls: 16.5 mi
- Wagner Falls: 19.9 mi
- Alger Falls: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park: 11.1 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Lake Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Petoskey Hunting Club: 16.3 mi
- Escanaba River State Forest: 19.6 mi
- Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Eben Ice Caves: 10.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 19.5 mi
- Ewing Point: 19.8 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 20.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 20.6 mi
Museums: 5
- K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum: 19.5 mi
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 20.5 mi
- Forsyth Township Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 22.0 mi
- Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 14.1 mi
- Bay Furnace: 20.0 mi
- Indian Trail: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lakenenland: 19.0 mi
- Lakenenland: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Petes Lake Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Sand Point Beach: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:21 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:57 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:14 | 17:05 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham 1 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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