Twin Island
Twin Island is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Peek-A-Boo Hill stands 222 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Point, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Little Traverse Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- Raber Township Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Pickford Township Park: 12.9 mi
- Dunbar Park: 13.0 mi
- Pickford Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Malette Park: 14.9 mi
- Sunset Point: 2.5 mi
- Hay Point: 4.6 mi
- Hay Point: 4.7 mi
- Barton's Point: 4.8 mi
- Reed Point: 7.9 mi
- De Tour Passage Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
- Maritime Museum: 16.7 mi
- Les Cheneaux Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Drummond Island Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Old Hessel Schoolhouse Museum: 19.5 mi
- Moon Hill: 6.9 mi
- Peek-A-Boo Hill: 17.7 mi
- Horse Rock Point: 21.3 mi
- Velvet Hill: 21.3 mi
- Oneway Hill: 21.5 mi
- Fort St. Joseph (Ontario): 9.3 mi
- Narnia Lantern: 14.4 mi
- Sandy Cove: 14.0 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 21.0 mi
- Old Wilson School: 21.0 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peek-A-Boo Hill | WSW 237° | 222 m | 17.7 mi |
| Oneway Hill | NNW 334° | 206 m | 21.5 mi |
| Velvet Hill | NNW 333° | 201 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brulee Point | SW 235° | 179 m | 22.2 mi |
| Horse Rock Point | WSW 238° | 177 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:46 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:03 | 16:54 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickford 3NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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