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Misery Bay Nature Preserve

Misery Bay Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Misery Bay Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Island, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Alpena Township

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.08224, -83.31665

123 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Botanical Park: 4.8 mi
  • Avery Park: 5.6 mi
  • North Riverfront Park: 5.6 mi
  • Thomas Stafford Dog Park: 5.6 mi
  • South Riverfront Park: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickey HillSW 215°306 m20.8 mi
Manning HillW 266°280 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0719:46
June solstice05:4720:3921:25
September equinox07:2118:5419:33
December solstice08:1016:0616:55

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129405262686760483627
Precip in2.21.71.83.13.22.73.33.42.93.22.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/984430747

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