Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Whitefish Point Unit
Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Whitefish Point Unit is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 168 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitefish Point Lighthouse, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 168 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
23 named places within 25 miles
- Barb's Beach Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Margaret Shroyer Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Little Lake Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- John J. Helstrom at Shelldrake River Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Iroquois Island Nature Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Whitefish Point Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: 0.2 mi
- M.M. Drake: 0.3 mi
- Shelldrake: 7.2 mi
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 0.3 mi
- 1923 Surfboat House: 0.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Park: 10.4 mi
- Crisp Point Lighthouse Park: 14.4 mi
- Little Lake Public Access: 19.5 mi
- Shelldrake: 7.3 mi
- Vermilion Point: 9.2 mi
- Tahquamenon Falls (Lower Falls): 16.5 mi
- Tahquamenon Falls (Upper Falls): 19.6 mi
- Stables Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Mission Hill: 24.3 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Whitefish Point Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | SSE 147° | 295 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:12 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:51 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 19 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitefish PT, 2 mi away.
- woolly beachheather174 obs
- Jack pine142 obs
- Sharp-shinned Hawk105 obs
- Sordid Underwing100 obs
- bearberry89 obs
- Williams' Tiger Moth88 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk75 obs
- American Red Squirrel74 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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