The Forks Boating Access Site
The Forks Boating Access Site is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Skidder Hill stands 301 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is M-37 Bridge Boating Access Site, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
119 named places within 25 miles
- North Lake Boating Access Site: 0.8 mi
- Weavers Landing River Access Site: 0.9 mi
- Paradise Lake Public Access: 3.5 mi
- Switzer Lake Public Access: 3.8 mi
- Roller Bridge Boating Access Site: 4.1 mi
- M-37 Bridge Boating Access Site: 0.5 mi
- Upriver Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Walkerville School Forest: 13.2 mi
- Sauble Township Community Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Eiffel Tower: 17.6 mi
- Anna Howard Shaw: 21.1 mi
- Dimensional Learning: 21.2 mi
- Totem Stack: 21.3 mi
- W.E.T.: 21.3 mi
- Shrine of the Pines: 0.6 mi
- Idlewild Historic and Cultural Center: 4.2 mi
- Luther Museum: 15.3 mi
- Old Rugged Cross Museum: 16.3 mi
- Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery: 21.3 mi
- Marlborough Cement Factory: 0.5 mi
- Notipekago: 19.6 mi
- Nichols Lake North: 9.0 mi
- Peterson Bridge North Day Use and Boat Launch Area: 24.3 mi
- Skidder Hill: 13.0 mi
- Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Beanville: 19.6 mi
- Clay Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Helen's Garden: 21.3 mi
- Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Forks Boating Access Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skidder Hill | S 182° | 301 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Rapids WTP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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