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Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit

Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit from directly overhead

Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Skidder Hill stands 301 m to the east, 14 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.64890, -86.13637
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newfield Township Park: 4.1 mi
  • McLaren Lake Public Boating Access Site: 4.6 mi
  • Mill Pond County Park: 6.1 mi
  • Gales Pond County Park: 7.0 mi
  • First Island: 7.1 mi
Attractions
  • Prairie Dogs: 13.7 mi
  • Pedal Karts: 13.7 mi
  • Camels: 13.8 mi
  • Pork Chop Downs: 13.8 mi
  • Gem Mining: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 8
  • Blackhawk Waterfront: 14.2 mi
  • Pirates Cove: 14.5 mi
  • Aquatics: 14.5 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Sunset Point: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 11.1 mi
  • Skidder Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Test Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Chapel Dune: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hart Rest Area 530: 13.0 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 16.0 mi
  • Ludington Rest Area 328: 20.6 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 21.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Eagle Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Headwaters: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Opus in 3 Movements: 19.3 mi
  • Sailboats/Trees: 19.6 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 20.5 mi
  • Fish Head: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manistee National Forest-White Cloud Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skidder HillE 85°301 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0420:4621:30
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1616:2417:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445565696861483728
Precip in2.31.62.03.83.63.53.03.13.14.32.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hesperia 4 WNW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1344564805

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