Nature reserve · Michigan
Rush Lake State Game Area
Rush Lake State Game Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. The nearest named place is Philp County Park, a park 1.6 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.96148, -83.17888
84 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 47
- Philp County Park: 1.6 mi
- Albert E Sleeper State Park: 2.2 mi
- Thompson County Park: 3.1 mi
- Caseville City Park: 4.6 mi
- McGraw County Park: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Huron County Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Sand Point Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Port Austin Conservation Club: 12.0 mi
- Charity Island: 13.6 mi
- Little Charity Island: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- Boardwalk: 3.7 mi
- Boardwalk: 3.7 mi
- Boardwalk: 3.7 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.0 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Caseville Hisrtorical Society Museum: 4.8 mi
- Elkton Heritage Center Museum: 9.7 mi
- Pigeon Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Bad Axe Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Pointe Aux Barques Lifesaving Station: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Port Crescent Beach: 5.8 mi
- Rubicon Beach: 23.9 mi
- Tawas Point Pet Friendly Beach: 24.3 mi
- Tawas Point Camper's Beach: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Scheurer Roots: 10.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- The Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Port Austin Reef Light: 12.8 mi
- Tawas Point Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
- Tawas Point Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Forever Soaring: 21.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:36 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:11 | 16:58 |
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 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Filion 5nnw, 6 mi away.
- Spongy Moth4 obs
- common bracken4 obs
- Callirhytis scitula4 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander3 obs
- black oak3 obs
- Wood Frog3 obs
- Round Bullet Gall Wasp3 obs
- Succulent Oak Gall Wasp3 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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