Porcupine Run Nature Preserve
Porcupine Run Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Rattlesnake Hills stands 372 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Lake Boating Access, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Headwaters Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Lake Boating Access: 0.6 mi
- Lake Nettie Boating Access: 0.6 mi
- Lake May Boating Access: 3.4 mi
- Lake Emma Boating Access: 3.5 mi
- Russell Memorial Village Park: 4.5 mi
- Browning Farm: 4.3 mi
- Hardies Sesquicentennial Farm (2020): 6.5 mi
- RC Historic Site No. 24: The Bradley House: 11.6 mi
- Property Transfer Plaque: 11.6 mi
- RC Historic Site No. 11: Rogers City's First Flour Mill: 11.6 mi
- Knaebe's Apple Farm & Ciderworks: 6.6 mi
- Smiley Rock: 6.8 mi
- Moltke Maize Maze, LLC: 9.5 mi
- Dansville and Rogers City Railway: 9.8 mi
- Quarry View: 10.8 mi
- Howitzer: 11.4 mi
- American Eagle Mural: 11.4 mi
- Welcome to Rogers City: 11.6 mi
- The Gentleman: 11.6 mi
- Red Elephant - Nowicki's Sausage Shoppe: 11.6 mi
- Buck Falls Ranch: 9.4 mi
- Mystery Valley Karst Preserve: 13.4 mi
- DNR Onaway Field Office: 14.5 mi
- Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Clear Lake State Park: 15.4 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot Museum: 4.5 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 11.6 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: 11.7 mi
- Onaway Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 20.5 mi
- Manning Hill: 20.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hills: 21.3 mi
- Old Baldy Hill: 23.5 mi
- Sunrise Side Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Suicide Awareness and Healing Garden: 11.7 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 13.9 mi
- Doriva Beach: 20.8 mi
- Ocqueoc Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hagensville: 10.0 mi
- Forty Mile Point Light: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porcupine Run Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Hills | SW 221° | 372 m | 21.3 mi |
| Old Baldy Hill | SW 221° | 363 m | 23.5 mi |
| Manning Hill | SE 141° | 280 m | 20.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 318° | 263 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
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 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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