Melvin Family Hiking and Biking Trails
Melvin Family Hiking and Biking Trails is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Topinabee Rest Area 407, a rest area 1.0 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- School House Park: 1.4 mi
- Woodruff Street Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Chamberlin and Phelps Street Pedestrian Park: 1.5 mi
- Topinabee Beach Park: 1.5 mi
- Woodside Park: 2.5 mi
- Giauque Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Parker & Ebbers Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Bear Saw Creek Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Robert Fergus Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Cheboygan Point Light #592: 14.0 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 19.6 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 19.7 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 19.7 mi
- Griswold Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Blats Hill: 8.5 mi
- Heilman Hill: 9.5 mi
- Gray Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mount Pisage: 14.2 mi
- Topinabee Museum: 1.5 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 9.8 mi
- Native American Log Cabin: 10.6 mi
- The History Center of Cheboygan County: 10.6 mi
- Spies Heritage Hall: 10.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 6.4 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 7.7 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 7.7 mi
- Shimmy: 11.3 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 11.3 mi
- Giant Sturgeon Statue: 7.1 mi
- Sea Shell City: 9.1 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 11.0 mi
- Sturgeon for Tomorrow: 13.3 mi
- Steep Climb: 18.5 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 5.4 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 19.6 mi
- Harris Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 20.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 23.8 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 10.0 mi
- Shotto Spring: 13.3 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 19.8 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 24.2 mi
- Dablott Spring: 24.9 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 1.0 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 10.7 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 19.7 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
- Devoe Beach: 6.8 mi
- Doriva Beach: 14.4 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 20.0 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 22.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Melvin Family Hiking and Biking Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | W 263° | 405 m | 17.4 mi |
| Nub's Knob | W 260° | 398 m | 15.1 mi |
| Emmet Heights | W 264° | 395 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | WSW 259° | 393 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SSW 206° | 382 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SSW 205° | 372 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pintail Peak | WSW 258° | 368 m | 15.3 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSW 209° | 351 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:46 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
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 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pellston AP #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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