Nature reserve · Michigan
Portage Point State Wildlife Area
Portage Point State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden 0.9 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 29 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.70965, -87.06818
- 29.0 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
74 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 33
- Veterans Park: 1.5 mi
- Royce Park: 1.9 mi
- John D. Besse Public Park: 2.1 mi
- Ludington Park: 2.4 mi
- Rose Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Delta County Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Indian Trail: 16.9 mi
- Boarding House Site: 19.2 mi
- D. Dupont Barber Shop: 19.2 mi
- Livery Stable Site: 19.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Delta County Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association Agricultural Museum: 3.3 mi
- U P Steam & Gas Engine Museum: 3.4 mi
- Potawatomi Heritage Center: 13.5 mi
- A. Gene Gazlay Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Bay de Noc Beagle Club: 8.0 mi
- South Lake Hunt Club: 8.9 mi
- G L & R Hunt Club: 12.0 mi
- Delta County Forest: 18.4 mi
- Little Lake Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Burnt Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Middle Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Bowyer Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Boyers Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Garden Bluff: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Escanaba Public Beach: 2.2 mi
- Slag Beach: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5: 21.5 mi
- Flowing Well: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Peninsula Point Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Pottawatomie Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Haymeadow Falls: 24.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:56 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:27 | 16:17 | 17:07 |
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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escanaba, 1 mi away.
- Northern Yellow Warbler7 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog6 obs
- Tree Swallow4 obs
- common milkweed4 obs
- American searocket4 obs
- hoary alyssum4 obs
- seaside pea4 obs
- swamp milkweed4 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.
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