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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 234 m in Michigan. Thunder Mountain stands 428 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wausaukee Timber Demo Forest, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
234 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.43025, -87.83400

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Longrie Park: 5.3 mi
  • Bear Point County Park: 6.2 mi
  • Steve Sumbris Sr. Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Evergreen Park and Campground: 6.7 mi
  • Koss Landing Public River Access: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Bull Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Eighteen Foot Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Emergancy Spillway: 20.5 mi
  • Spillway: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • American Legion Memorial Tank: 15.9 mi
  • Half Way North: 21.3 mi
  • 45th parallel: 22.4 mi
  • Steele Monument: 24.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Left Foot Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Woods Lake Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Landing 9: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Demonstration Prairie: 22.9 mi
  • Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Little Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunder MountainWSW 249°428 m24.2 mi
Briar HillN 357°403 m24.7 mi
Mount TomSW 231°306 m13.6 mi
Chalk HillN 11°253 m7.9 mi
Oak HillS 190°238 m4.2 mi
Bear MountainS 190°225 m5.3 mi
Indian MoundSSE 159°189 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:04
June solstice05:0419:5820:44
September equinox06:3918:1218:51
December solstice07:2915:2216:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161829415364686658463422

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stephenson 5wsw, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 622171 — Buck Hill, Menominee County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353917447

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