Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary
Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 25 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Skanee Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Arvon Township Park: 3.2 mi
- Point Abbaye Natural Area Baraga County Park: 4.7 mi
- Roland Lake Public Access: 5.4 mi
- Second Sand Beach Park: 9.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Pikes Peak: 8.8 mi
- Mount Arvon: 10.2 mi
- Mount Benison: 10.9 mi
- Mount Ida: 11.7 mi
- Ahmeek Stamp Mill Ruins: 21.9 mi
- Mohawk Stamp Mill: 22.4 mi
- Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall: 22.9 mi
- Quincy Smelter: 23.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Quartzite Falls: 8.3 mi
- Silver River Falls: 10.4 mi
- Power House Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lower Hungarian Falls: 22.4 mi
- Middle Hungarian Falls: 22.5 mi
- Baraga County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Chassell Heritage Center: 18.5 mi
- Gay Schoolhouse Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
- Houghton County Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
- Seaman Mineral Museum: 22.6 mi
- Huron Bay Field Station: 2.0 mi
- Koski Woods: 3.3 mi
- Baraga Old Growth Nature Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Lake Linden-Hubbell School Forest: 18.6 mi
- Claus Camp Club: 19.6 mi
- Rock Beach Point: 9.2 mi
- Second Sand Beach: 9.4 mi
- First Sand Beach: 10.3 mi
- Mino-kwe jiigibiik: 23.0 mi
- Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park: 18.5 mi
- Skills Zone: 21.8 mi
- Bayside Bike Park: 21.9 mi
- Quincy Mine Tours: 24.6 mi
- The Miner: 23.5 mi
- The Love Wall: 23.7 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 23.8 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 22.7 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 12.6 mi
- Gregoryville: 22.0 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Louis Hill: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arvon | S 173° | 601 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Curwood | S 191° | 600 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Benison | ESE 104° | 482 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ives Hill | ESE 107° | 460 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Ida | ESE 101° | 456 m | 11.7 mi |
| Huron Mountain | E 97° | 446 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Homer | ESE 104° | 437 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Ives | ESE 101° | 399 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:25 | 20:05 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 21:04 | 21:52 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 16:15 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacobsville, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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