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Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary

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Elevation, modelled
184 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Arvon601 m · 10.2 mi
Nearest byway
Copper Country Trail24.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:52local time
Coordinates
46.9020, -88.1825
Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled 184 m. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Huron Bay Field Station, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 24 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association
Access
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonS 173°601 m10.2 mi
Mount CurwoodS 191°600 m14.0 mi
Mount BenisonESE 104°482 m10.9 mi
Ives HillESE 107°460 m17.4 mi
Mount IdaESE 101°456 m11.7 mi
Huron MountainE 97°446 m12.4 mi
Mount HomerESE 104°437 m13.5 mi
Mount IvesESE 101°399 m15.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

122 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
Artworks: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:2520:05
June solstice05:5921:0421:52
September equinox07:4019:1219:52
December solstice08:3616:1517:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161724374857646356443222
Precip in2.01.41.52.93.43.33.22.83.53.02.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacobsville, 14 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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