Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary
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- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Wewe Hills493 m · 23.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:46local time
- Coordinates
- 46.5251, -87.0361
Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled 185 m. Wewe Hills stands 493 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Escanaba River State Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wewe Hills | WSW 259° | 493 m | 23.5 mi |
| Ragged Hills | W 261° | 421 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kona Hills | W 261° | 416 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 285° | 372 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Marquette | W 267° | 337 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 286° | 317 m | 20.7 mi |
120 named places within 25 miles
- Laughing Whitefish Campground: 0.9 mi
- Tyoga Pathway: 0.9 mi
- Deer Lake Roadside Park: 5.2 mi
- Lake Superior Roadside Park: 9.5 mi
- Lake Superior Scenic View: 11.4 mi
- Laughing White Fish Falls: 9.9 mi
- Scott Falls: 12.2 mi
- Morgan Falls: 19.2 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 19.6 mi
- Alger Falls: 20.6 mi
- Escanaba River State Forest: 0.6 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Lake Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park: 9.5 mi
- Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Forests for the Future #1 Reserve: 20.0 mi
- Eben Ice Caves: 10.9 mi
- McClintock Annex: 16.7 mi
- Fire Bell: 16.9 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 16.9 mi
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 20.5 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 16.4 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 17.1 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 17.1 mi
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 20.7 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 16.4 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 17.2 mi
- Dead River Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.5 mi
- Bay Furnace: 16.7 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 16.9 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 18.6 mi
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 19.3 mi
- Bartlett King: 20.6 mi
- Mount Marquette: 17.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 20.7 mi
- Ragged Hills: 21.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 22.2 mi
- Kona Hills: 22.5 mi
- Lakenenland: 6.0 mi
- Lakenenland: 6.0 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 17.0 mi
- Black Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 17.0 mi
- The Cut: 21.0 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 17.6 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 16.4 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 16.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:21 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:59 | 21:46 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:30 | 16:13 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham EXP Farm 2, 14 mi away.
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