Langford Lake Picnic Area
Langford Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kakabika Falls, a waterfall 4.9 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
Campground permanently closed, day-use only
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
74 named places within 25 miles
- Thousand Island Lake Public Access: 5.7 mi
- Dunn Lake State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- High Lake Spruce-Balsam Forest State Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Border Lakes State Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Johnson Lake Barrens State Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness: 10.2 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 12.0 mi
- Gogebic Lake State Park: 13.4 mi
- Aurora Lake State Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Upper Bucktabon Springs State Natural Area: 17.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 4.9 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 6.1 mi
- Marenisco Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- First Forest Patrol Flight: 16.2 mi
- Wisconsin River Headwaters: 16.5 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 16.5 mi
- Northern Waters Museum: 14.9 mi
- Nature Center: 19.4 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Little Bohemia Lodge: 20.4 mi
- Phelps Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
- Alligator Eye: 11.4 mi
- Big Rock: 16.2 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Military Hill: 24.4 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 15.7 mi
- Paulding Light: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Langford Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Hill | SE 125° | 560 m | 24.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 312° | 553 m | 17.7 mi |
| Alligator Eye | NNW 345° | 481 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Rock | ENE 67° | 448 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:08 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:24 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Menominee).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulding, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2915040887
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