Morris Bay Nature Sanctuary
Morris Bay Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockport State Park, a nature reserve 3.7 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
123 named places within 25 miles
- Rockport Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Botanical Park: 6.3 mi
- Long Lake County Park: 6.7 mi
- Riverside Skate Park: 7.1 mi
- Avery Park: 7.1 mi
- “Kaiser Paul” Lumberjack Statue: 6.9 mi
- Global Collaboration Awareness: 7.0 mi
- Eagle: 7.1 mi
- Alpena Shipwreck Tour Mural: 7.1 mi
- Gone Fishing: 7.2 mi
- Rockport State Park: 3.7 mi
- Misery Bay Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Crooked Island: 5.5 mi
- North Point Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Gull Island: 7.7 mi
- Spaceship Simulator: 5.3 mi
- Lady Michigan: 7.2 mi
- Bell Village Chimney: 8.5 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 15.6 mi
- Bruski Sinkhole: 19.0 mi
- George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker: 7.3 mi
- The Daniel Carter Family: 7.3 mi
- Alpena County Courthouse: 7.3 mi
- St. Bernard Catholic Church: 7.4 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Besser Museum: 7.1 mi
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: 7.1 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 16.7 mi
- Starlite Beach: 8.5 mi
- Bebe Beach: 15.6 mi
- Manning Hill: 19.5 mi
- Hickey Hill: 23.9 mi
- Alpena Light: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morris Bay Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Hill | SSW 207° | 306 m | 23.9 mi |
| Manning Hill | WSW 254° | 280 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:40 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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