Hat Island
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Hat Island is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Island View Hill stands 330 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 11 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
How to reach it
67 named places within 25 miles
- George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Stanhope Family Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Conn's Cove Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Conn's Cove West Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Jewell Gillespie Park & Beach: 11.7 mi
- Gus Schmidt North Shore Park: 12.6 mi
- Hendricks Township Park: 17.8 mi
- Cut River Bridge State Roadside Park: 17.8 mi
- Wilderness State Park: 18.1 mi
- McCort Hill: 17.1 mi
- Island View Hill: 19.0 mi
- Billiau Hill: 19.1 mi
- Johnson Hill: 20.6 mi
- Mount Nebo: 20.8 mi
- Beaver Island Marine Museum: 11.1 mi
- Mormon Print Shop Museum: 11.7 mi
- Protar Home: 14.9 mi
- Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum: 20.5 mi
- Tunnel of Trees: 23.3 mi
- Mystery Spot: 24.0 mi
- Tunnel of Trees: 24.6 mi
- Jewell Gillespie Park Beach: 11.7 mi
- Beaver Island Public Beach: 18.8 mi
- Protar's Grave: 15.1 mi
- Engineer's Memorial (David Chase): 15.2 mi
- Jewell Gillespie Park: 11.7 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 18.0 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 18.2 mi
- Naubinway Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hat Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island View Hill | SE 145° | 330 m | 19.0 mi |
| McCort Hill | SE 139° | 215 m | 17.1 mi |
| Billiau Hill | ESE 120° | 207 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | ESE 103° | 201 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:49 | 21:36 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:10 | 17:00 |
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 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver IS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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