Ransom Lake Natural Area
Ransom Lake Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastern Michigan University Parsons Center for Arts and Sciences, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Almira Township
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnett Park: 1.0 mi
- Almira Township Lakefront Park: 1.1 mi
- Sanford Lake Park: 1.7 mi
- Reily Park: 1.7 mi
- Heather Ridge Park: 1.9 mi
- Warner Hill: 4.0 mi
- Varney Hill: 5.0 mi
- Gallagher Hill: 6.6 mi
- Exodus Hill: 6.8 mi
- McCrea Hill: 8.5 mi
- "Two Bears": 6.4 mi
- Frida Kahlo: 10.1 mi
- Boardman Serenade: 10.4 mi
- May You Always Know the Truth and See the Light Surrounding You: 10.4 mi
- Serenity's Muse: 10.4 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 1.2 mi
- Dennos Museum Center: 12.3 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 13.2 mi
- Beeman Barn: 13.3 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- The Cistern: 9.3 mi
- Rope Swing: 10.0 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 10.1 mi
- Suspendend Overlook: 10.1 mi
- S-Curve: 16.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 9.2 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 10.6 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 10.9 mi
- West End Beach: 10.2 mi
- Peterson Road Beach: 13.7 mi
- Beulah Beach: 14.5 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 18.7 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 9.1 mi
- Traverse City Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 9.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 9.2 mi
- Boathouse: 21.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.0 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 21.6 mi
- Dodge Spring: 9.4 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.0 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 2.4 mi
- Jacktown: 9.0 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 13.4 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ransom Lake Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | SSE 160° | 410 m | 23.3 mi |
| Exodus Hill | ENE 58° | 370 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | NE 48° | 355 m | 6.6 mi |
| Varney Hill | NNW 330° | 337 m | 5.0 mi |
| Champion Hill | WSW 243° | 337 m | 11.0 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 173° | 332 m | 11.1 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SSW 213° | 332 m | 15.7 mi |
| Warner Hill | NW 323° | 331 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 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 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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