Velvet Hill
Velvet Hill rises to 201 m in Michigan. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oneway Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q33152889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 201 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
- Saultuer Drive Playground: 2.9 mi
- Shawano Drive Playground: 3.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.6 mi
- Shunk Road Park: 3.9 mi
- Mission Street Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
- Island Number One: 2.7 mi
- Island Number Two: 3.1 mi
- Steers Island: 3.5 mi
- Cook Island Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ashmun Creek Trails: 5.2 mi
- Partridge Point: 6.6 mi
- Old Vessel Point: 7.3 mi
- Pumpkin Point: 7.8 mi
- Bell's Point: 8.5 mi
- Birch Point: 8.5 mi
- SS Valley Camp: 5.2 mi
- River of History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Chippewa County Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- U.S. Weather Bureau: 5.7 mi
- Wheels of History Museum: 13.7 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 5.1 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 5.2 mi
- Tower Of History: 5.2 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 5.7 mi
- Oneway Hill: 0.5 mi
- Moon Hill: 14.7 mi
- Mission Hill: 18.8 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Old Wilson School: 15.2 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 15.3 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Carletonville: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Velvet Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | W 279° | 295 m | 18.8 mi |
| Oneway Hill | NE 36° | 206 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:47 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:02 | 16:53 |
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 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sault STE Marie, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/353982399
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