Pearl Lake Natural Area
Pearl Lake Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Lake Estates Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Brooks Lake Public Access: 1.3 mi
- Almira Township Park: 2.5 mi
- Stevens Lake Public Water Access Site: 2.6 mi
- Herendeen Lake Public Water Access Site: 3.4 mi
- Davis Lake Public Water Access Site: 3.6 mi
- Warner Hill: 2.4 mi
- Varney Hill: 2.7 mi
- Old Baldy Dune: 7.7 mi
- Champion Hill: 9.2 mi
- Shauger Hill: 9.6 mi
- "Two Bears": 11.4 mi
- Perry Hannah: 14.8 mi
- Frida Kahlo: 14.8 mi
- Enspire: 14.8 mi
- Time to Let Go: 14.8 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 7.8 mi
- Beeman Barn: 7.8 mi
- Glen Haven Cannery Boathouse: 11.5 mi
- Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum: 11.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Miller Hill School: 9.2 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 13.6 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 13.6 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
- The Cistern: 13.6 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 14.8 mi
- Suspendend Overlook: 15.2 mi
- Rope Swing: 15.4 mi
- S-Curve: 21.5 mi
- Peterson Road Beach: 9.0 mi
- Beulah Beach: 12.1 mi
- West End Beach: 14.2 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 14.6 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 16.9 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 13.6 mi
- Traverse City Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 13.7 mi
- Boathouse: 16.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.8 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 18.2 mi
- Dodge Spring: 4.9 mi
- Marl Springs: 6.8 mi
- artesian well: 23.0 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 3.1 mi
- Jacktown: 3.5 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearl Lake Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | E 85° | 370 m | 10.6 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | E 80° | 355 m | 9.8 mi |
| Varney Hill | NE 55° | 337 m | 2.7 mi |
| Champion Hill | SSW 213° | 337 m | 9.2 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSE 156° | 332 m | 15.1 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SSW 193° | 332 m | 16.3 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 78° | 331 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SE 128° | 322 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:18 | 17:06 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maple City 1E, 8 mi away.
- common bracken6 obs
- Spongy Moth5 obs
- American white waterlily5 obs
- eastern white pine5 obs
- Chalk-fronted Corporal4 obs
- Grease Moth4 obs
- Bald Eagle3 obs
- Dutchman's breeches3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/891398769
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