Nature reserve · Michigan

Manistique River State Forest

Manistique River State Forest from directly overhead

Manistique River State Forest is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 203 m. The nearest named place is Jacks Bluff, a cliff 3.8 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 203 m

Getting there

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Coordinates45.81081, -86.47570

Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks14

Garden Township Park: 5.7 mi
Fishdam Park: 7.6 mi
Nahma Township Park: 9.3 mi
Thompson/Rogers Roadside Park: 10.7 mi
Fayette State Park: 11.1 mi

Historic sites13

Old School Site: 11.0 mi
Hay Barn Site: 11.1 mi
Blacksmith Shop Site: 11.3 mi
Company Store: 11.3 mi
Boarding House Site: 11.3 mi

Cliffs4

Jacks Bluff: 3.8 mi
Garden Bluff: 7.7 mi
Middle Bluff: 10.7 mi
Burnt Bluff: 14.3 mi

Attractions2

Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5: 9.3 mi
Flowing Well: 14.0 mi

Museums2

A. Gene Gazlay Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
Schoolcraft Historical Museum: 15.1 mi

Nature reserves2

G L & R Hunt Club: 20.4 mi
Petoskey Hunting Club: 23.2 mi

Rest areas1

Garden Corners Rest Area: 6.0 mi

Beaches1

Slag Beach: 11.4 mi

Springs1

Kitch-iti-kipi: 14.1 mi

Waterfalls1

Haymeadow Falls: 23.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:50	19:19	19:58
June solstice	05:57	20:54	21:40
September equinox	07:34	19:06	19:45
December solstice	08:25	16:15	17:05

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	17	17	25	38	51	61	66	63	56	45	34	23
Precip in	1.8	1.5	1.9	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.7	3.5	3.0	2.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garden Corners, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353996479

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