Norway Lake Picnic Area
Norway Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 465 m. Big Rock stands 448 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 7.1 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
49 named places within 25 miles
- Sparrow-Kenton Wayside Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Chrissie Joy Odlund Johnston Field: 16.9 mi
- Joe Mechon Memorial Park: 17.2 mi
- Canyon Falls State Roadside Park: 17.7 mi
- Tamarack Lake Public Access: 18.9 mi
- Tibbets Falls: 12.2 mi
- Sturgeon Falls: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Falls: 17.3 mi
- Ogemaw Falls: 18.0 mi
- Tioga Park Falls: 19.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Mount Kallio: 9.4 mi
- Silver Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Big Rock: 23.9 mi
- Amasa Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Alberta Village Museum: 18.2 mi
- Ford Historic Sawmill Museum: 18.4 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 16.9 mi
- St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 17.0 mi
- Hoover Park Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Gibbs City: 13.3 mi
- The Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Paulding Light: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norway Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock | W 261° | 448 m | 23.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 303° | 441 m | 7.1 mi |
| Silver Mountain | N 351° | 398 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Kallio | NNE 15° | 397 m | 9.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 26° | 336 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:28 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 21:05 | 21:52 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 16:20 | 17:11 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watton 2wsw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2915040891
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