Offield Family Viewlands Working Forest Reserve
Offield Family Viewlands Working Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pintail Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Little Traverse Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- MacDonald Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Sally Stebbins Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Offield Family Working Forest Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Watson Addition #3 (Moellering/Lanzen) Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Watson Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Little Traverse Wheelway Park: 1.6 mi
- Little Traverse Township Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Little Traverse Township Playground: 2.5 mi
- Little Traverse Township Park: 2.5 mi
- Oden State Fish Hatchery: 2.7 mi
- Pintail Peak: 0.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nub's Knob: 1.4 mi
- Graham Benchmark: 3.2 mi
- Emmet Heights: 3.7 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.0 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.2 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.3 mi
- Highpoint Corner: 6.3 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Blackbird Museum: 4.5 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 9.0 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 5.6 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 5.8 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 5.8 mi
- Peace Pole: 5.9 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 11.5 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 2.9 mi
- Children Playing: 7.7 mi
- Block M Rock: 12.8 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 13.2 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 13.2 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Devoe Beach: 13.5 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 17.3 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 20.2 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 5.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 6.4 mi
- Harris Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 13.1 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 5.3 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 6.7 mi
- Shotto Spring: 7.8 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 14.1 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 19.1 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 23.9 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 20.0 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
- Steak Ride: 13.5 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Offield Family Viewlands Working Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SSE 158° | 438 m | 22.6 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | NW 304° | 405 m | 3.2 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NNW 347° | 398 m | 1.4 mi |
| Emmet Heights | NW 309° | 395 m | 3.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNW 347° | 393 m | 1.1 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SSE 162° | 382 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SSE 155° | 372 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pintail Peak | NNW 337° | 368 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:10 | 17:00 |
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 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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