Houdek Dunes Natural Area
Houdek Dunes Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Family Lake Lot, a park 1.4 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Leelanau Conservany
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Family Lake Lot: 1.4 mi
- Porter's Landing: 3.4 mi
- Bartholomew Park: 3.6 mi
- Leland Village Green: 3.9 mi
- Hancock Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Clay Cliffs Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Hall Beach: 4.1 mi
- Belanger Creek Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Frazier-Freeland Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Soper Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Time to Let Go: 20.9 mi
- Greetings from Traverse City: 21.1 mi
- Untitled: 21.1 mi
- Guardian: 21.2 mi
- Perry Hannah: 21.2 mi
- Bramen Hill: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Old Baldy Hill: 14.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 16.4 mi
- Fouch Hill: 16.7 mi
- Leland Historical District (Fishtown): 4.0 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Stormer Place: 14.4 mi
- Paul Maleski's place: 15.6 mi
- Miller Hill School: 16.3 mi
- Leelanau Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center: 5.7 mi
- Northport Area Museum: 6.2 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 18.9 mi
- South Beach: 4.4 mi
- Christmas Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
- Haserot Beach: 12.8 mi
- North Beach: 18.0 mi
- West End Beach: 20.6 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 18.3 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 21.6 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 21.6 mi
- 45th Parallel: 5.6 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Stone Circle: 17.5 mi
- Interpretive Display: 17.6 mi
- Dune Overlook: 17.6 mi
- artesian well: 14.2 mi
- Dodge Spring: 20.2 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Jacktown: 24.2 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Houdek Dunes Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | S 181° | 370 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | S 184° | 355 m | 19.8 mi |
| Varney Hill | SSW 204° | 337 m | 21.6 mi |
| Warner Hill | SSW 202° | 331 m | 22.6 mi |
| Fouch Hill | S 182° | 321 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 209° | 319 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hickory Hill | S 175° | 301 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Sleeping Bear | SW 234° | 294 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:15 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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