Forestville Recreation Area
Forestville Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Field Recreation Area, a park 1.7 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northern Michigan University
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Field Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Vandenboom Pump Track: 1.7 mi
- Tourist Park: 2.3 mi
- Red Pin (1): 2.5 mi
- Blue Pin (1): 2.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Marquette: 5.2 mi
- Ragged Hills: 7.1 mi
- Kona Hills: 7.3 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.1 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.2 mi
- Morgan Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 5.1 mi
- Little Garlic Falls: 8.5 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 3.8 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 3.9 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 4.3 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 6.4 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- Bartlett King: 1.9 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 2.7 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 3.6 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 4.2 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 8.2 mi
- Hidden Beach: 3.1 mi
- Dead River Beach: 3.1 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 4.1 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Fire Bell: 3.9 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 4.0 mi
- McClintock Annex: 4.1 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 16.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 16.6 mi
- The Cut: 1.9 mi
- Black Rocks: 3.8 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Last Bluff: 11.8 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 2.8 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 4.0 mi
- Lakenenland: 15.6 mi
- Lakenenland: 15.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 3.9 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forestville Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | SW 223° | 571 m | 12.1 mi |
| Wewe Hills | SSW 199° | 493 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Hills | SW 214° | 467 m | 20.4 mi |
| Ives Hill | NW 314° | 460 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 241° | 457 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ragged Hills | S 188° | 421 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kona Hills | SSW 197° | 416 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 321° | 372 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:23 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:00 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 16:14 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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