Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary
Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Muir Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 7.2 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
112 named places within 25 miles
- Furlong Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Trout Lake Township Park: 8.5 mi
- Brevort Township Community Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Cut River Bridge State Roadside Park: 9.9 mi
- Hendricks Township Park: 11.7 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 18.2 mi
- British Landing: 20.4 mi
- Fort Holmes: 22.3 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 22.4 mi
- Fort Mackinac: 22.6 mi
- Muir Woods Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Trout Family Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Ambrose and Wanda Pozniak Family Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Anna Badgley Little Trout Lake Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Epoufette Bay Plant Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Museum of Ojibwa Culture: 18.2 mi
- Michilimackinac Historical Society & Fort de Baude Museum: 18.7 mi
- Stuart House City Museum: 22.7 mi
- Biddle House: 22.7 mi
- The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum: 22.7 mi
- Maple Hill: 8.4 mi
- Rabbit Back Peak: 15.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.7 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 18.5 mi
- Holmes Hill: 21.2 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Naubinway Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 24.1 mi
- The Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Dablott Spring: 21.0 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 22.8 mi
- Mystery Spot: 16.4 mi
- Crack in the Island: 21.2 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 23.8 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 18.2 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 8.1 mi
- Carletonville: 19.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 22.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.7 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | ENE 59° | 300 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rabbit Back Peak | SE 140° | 212 m | 15.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 144° | 210 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | S 174° | 201 m | 24.2 mi |
| St. Anthony's Rock | SSE 148° | 183 m | 18.5 mi |
| Brulee Point | ESE 111° | 179 m | 24.1 mi |
| Horse Rock Point | ESE 107° | 177 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:49 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trout Lake 1SW, 8 mi away.
- pale purple coneflower23 obs
- pale-spiked lobelia12 obs
- tall coreopsis8 obs
- walking fern5 obs
- Tall Cinquefoil5 obs
- common juniper4 obs
- Northern Bedstraw4 obs
- grey-headed coneflower4 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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