North Point Nature Preserve
North Point Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Island, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Huron Pines
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Botanical Park: 5.7 mi
- South Riverfront Park: 6.2 mi
- North Riverfront Park: 6.2 mi
- Thomas Stafford Dog Park: 6.2 mi
- Bay View Park: 6.2 mi
- Hello Alpena: 6.2 mi
- American Dog(s): 6.2 mi
- Taking Flight: 6.3 mi
- Two Kids on a Bench: 6.3 mi
- Second Avenue Bridge Mural: 6.3 mi
- Crooked Island: 2.0 mi
- Misery Bay Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Gull Island: 3.9 mi
- Sugar Island: 4.1 mi
- Grass Island: 6.4 mi
- Lady Michigan: 6.5 mi
- Spaceship Simulator: 9.3 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 9.6 mi
- Bell Village Chimney: 15.5 mi
- Bruski Sinkhole: 22.4 mi
- The Daniel Carter Family: 6.3 mi
- George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker: 6.3 mi
- St. Bernard Catholic Church: 6.6 mi
- Alpena County Courthouse: 6.8 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: 6.6 mi
- Besser Museum: 7.5 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 23.7 mi
- Hickey Hill: 18.7 mi
- Manning Hill: 20.0 mi
- Mount Maria: 22.9 mi
- Starlite Beach: 6.8 mi
- Bebe Beach: 9.7 mi
- Alpena Light: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Point Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Hill | SW 221° | 306 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Maria | SSW 211° | 282 m | 22.9 mi |
| Manning Hill | W 275° | 280 m | 20.0 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 | 20:39 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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