Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve
Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Cote Dame Marie stands 456 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Parade Field, a park 0.2 miles away. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Parade Field: 0.2 mi
- Shotgun Range: 0.4 mi
- Sands Park: 2.1 mi
- Cub Lake Public Access: 3.6 mi
- Bear Lake Public Access: 3.8 mi
- Ester Hill: 10.9 mi
- Smith Hill: 10.9 mi
- Grube Hill: 11.0 mi
- Beecher Hill: 11.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 11.5 mi
- Double Jump: 10.9 mi
- Quick Dip: 14.4 mi
- Indian Village: 16.8 mi
- Main Village: 17.0 mi
- Climbing Wall: 17.1 mi
- Papoose Lake Nature Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Papoose Lake Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Black River Conservation Association: 5.5 mi
- Na Wak Wa Club: 7.9 mi
- Simpson Road Forest Area: 12.7 mi
- Kalkaska Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum: 10.1 mi
- Crawford County Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 16.0 mi
- Wellington Farm Park: 16.3 mi
- Public Access: 16.1 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 16.1 mi
- Public Access: 16.2 mi
- Public Access: 16.3 mi
- Public Access: 16.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Fort: 17.8 mi
- Bellaire Veteran's Memorial: 18.2 mi
- C.C.C. Worker: 20.3 mi
- 4-Season Mural: 24.7 mi
- Pluto: 24.7 mi
- Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 24.8 mi
- Wings Mural: 24.8 mi
- Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 14.3 mi
- Grayling Rest Area 403: 17.5 mi
- Gaylord Rest Area 405: 22.0 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 16.1 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 22.4 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Deward: 10.5 mi
- Pere Cheney: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cote Dame Marie | SE 136° | 456 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cleary Hill | SSE 151° | 446 m | 12.1 mi |
| Olsen Hill | SE 135° | 444 m | 15.2 mi |
| Taylor Hill | SE 133° | 439 m | 14.8 mi |
| Three Sisters Range | SE 133° | 431 m | 14.9 mi |
| Toll Hill | ENE 63° | 430 m | 11.9 mi |
| Redner Hill | ENE 68° | 430 m | 21.7 mi |
| Baldy | S 185° | 427 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalkaska, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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