Steak Ride
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Steak Ride is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old mill ruins, a historic site 0.5 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Michigan Alumni Association
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- TOMMBA Trails Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Church Family Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Covert Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Bois LeDuc Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Maplecrest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Resort Township Pioneer Trails: 1.4 mi
- Young State Park: 3.3 mi
- Jones Landing: 3.7 mi
- Moll Park: 3.8 mi
- Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Avalanche Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Richardson Hill: 7.5 mi
- Boyne Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Mount McSauba: 11.1 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 11.1 mi
- The Summit (hub): 1.2 mi
- The Boulder: 3.9 mi
- Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Scenic Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Old mill ruins: 0.5 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 1.9 mi
- Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C: 4.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 7.5 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Elm Pointe Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
- Railroad Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Block M Rock: 0.8 mi
- Children Playing: 5.8 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 13.6 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 21.1 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 21.1 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 4.6 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 10.5 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 11.8 mi
- Devoe Beach: 21.9 mi
- Richardi Park Beach: 22.4 mi
- Harris Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 7.0 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 7.8 mi
- Otsego County Demonstration Garden: 24.1 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 7.0 mi
- Shotto Spring: 13.6 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 16.9 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 11.7 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steak Ride. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | ESE 121° | 438 m | 17.7 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | NNE 16° | 405 m | 14.1 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NNE 26° | 398 m | 14.5 mi |
| Emmet Heights | NNE 15° | 395 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 27° | 393 m | 14.3 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | SSE 164° | 393 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chandler Hills | ESE 108° | 382 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chandler Hill | E 98° | 372 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:12 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey Ncmc, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11177864804
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