Whaleback Natural Area
Whaleback Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is South Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Leelanau Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hall Beach: 1.2 mi
- Clay Cliffs Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Narrows Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Houdek Dunes Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Stites Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Leland Village Green: 1.3 mi
- Hancock Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Bartholomew Park: 1.7 mi
- Porter's Landing: 2.4 mi
- Schneider Beach: 2.6 mi
- Time to Let Go: 18.4 mi
- Greetings from Traverse City: 18.6 mi
- Untitled: 18.7 mi
- Perry Hannah: 18.8 mi
- Enspire: 18.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Bramen Hill: 10.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.2 mi
- Old Baldy Hill: 11.3 mi
- Fouch Hill: 13.3 mi
- 45th Parallel: 7.1 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 14.6 mi
- The Cistern: 18.8 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 20.3 mi
- Stone Circle: 21.1 mi
- Leland Historical District (Fishtown): 1.2 mi
- Miller Hill School: 11.1 mi
- Stormer Place: 11.4 mi
- Paul Maleski's place: 14.3 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Leelanau Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center: 8.3 mi
- Northport Area Museum: 11.5 mi
- Glen Haven Cannery Boathouse: 14.2 mi
- Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum: 14.3 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 19.2 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 19.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 19.2 mi
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Christmas Cove Beach: 13.1 mi
- Haserot Beach: 14.7 mi
- West End Beach: 18.0 mi
- North Beach: 19.3 mi
- artesian well: 11.6 mi
- Dodge Spring: 15.0 mi
- Marl Springs: 22.4 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Jacktown: 19.0 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 20.0 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whaleback Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | SSE 169° | 370 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | S 171° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
| Varney Hill | SSW 197° | 337 m | 16.8 mi |
| Warner Hill | SSW 196° | 331 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fouch Hill | SSE 166° | 321 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 198° | 319 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hickory Hill | SSE 161° | 301 m | 17.4 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | SW 224° | 300 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:16 | 17:05 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NW Michigan Rsch Farm, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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