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Long Island

Long Island from directly overhead

Long Island is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 261 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Island, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
261 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Long Lake Township
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.72698, -85.74996
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Crescent Shores Boat Launch Site: 0.9 mi
  • Pinewood Park: 1.3 mi
  • Haywood Park: 1.4 mi
  • Robert Doerr Park: 1.4 mi
  • Gilbert Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Exodus Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Gallagher Hill: 3.7 mi
  • McCrea Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Hickory Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Frida Kahlo: 6.2 mi
  • Boardman Serenade: 6.5 mi
  • May You Always Know the Truth and See the Light Surrounding You: 6.5 mi
  • Serenity's Muse: 6.5 mi
  • Eagletown: 6.5 mi
Museums: 23
  • Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Dennos Museum Center: 8.4 mi
  • Music House Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Old-Time Necessities Building: 15.3 mi
  • Toy Box & Post Office: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 17
  • The Cistern: 5.4 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 6.2 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 6.4 mi
  • Rope Swing: 6.7 mi
  • S-Curve: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 5.3 mi
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 6.6 mi
  • Larry Cole Hardy: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Secret Garden: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 2
  • Dodge Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Marl Springs: 15.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briar HillS 170°410 m23.1 mi
Exodus HillNE 36°370 m3.4 mi
Gallagher HillNNE 17°355 m3.7 mi
Varney HillWNW 299°337 m7.2 mi
Champion HillWSW 247°337 m14.8 mi
Twin MountainsSSW 191°332 m12.1 mi
Crystal MountainSW 221°332 m18.6 mi
Warner HillWNW 291°331 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:55
June solstice05:5820:4821:33
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1816:1717:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222230415464696860483727
Precip in2.72.02.13.43.42.92.83.23.64.13.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Oregon grape26 obs
  • American groundnut14 obs
  • eastern hemlock12 obs
  • swamp loosestrife12 obs
  • Green Frog11 obs
  • Common Watersnake10 obs
  • Ghost Pipe10 obs
  • American cancer-root10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/138469405

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