Thomas Rock Natural Area
Thomas Rock Natural Area is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Park, a park 2.0 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Powell Township
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
132 named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Park: 2.0 mi
- Sawyer Lake County Park: 17.0 mi
- Kivela Road Recreation Area and Trail: 18.2 mi
- Al Quaal Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Carp River Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.2 mi
- Ives Hill: 5.7 mi
- Breakfast Roll: 6.5 mi
- Mount Ives: 8.0 mi
- Saux Head Hill: 9.1 mi
- Bushy Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Yellow Dog Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Big Pup Falls: 4.2 mi
- Big Pup Falls: 5.1 mi
- Little Pup Falls: 5.8 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 19.7 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 19.7 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 20.4 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 20.4 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 20.4 mi
- Claus Camp Club: 5.3 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 10.3 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Baraga Old Growth Nature Sanctuary: 18.9 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Mino-kwe jiigibiik: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 16.7 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 21.2 mi
- Dead River Beach: 21.6 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 15.6 mi
- Bartlett King: 17.9 mi
- Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster: 19.6 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 19.7 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 21.9 mi
- The Cut: 17.7 mi
- Last Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Black Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 21.4 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 21.8 mi
- Fire Bell: 23.1 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 23.2 mi
- McClintock Annex: 23.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 22.2 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas Rock Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arvon | W 265° | 601 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Curwood | WSW 257° | 600 m | 24.8 mi |
| Summit Mountain | SSE 168° | 571 m | 23.6 mi |
| Wewe Hills | SSE 156° | 493 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Benison | WNW 297° | 482 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ives Hill | WNW 301° | 460 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 173° | 457 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Ida | WNW 300° | 456 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:02 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 16:14 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8911578510
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