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Old Flowing Well Roadside Park

Old Flowing Well Roadside Park from directly overhead

Old Flowing Well Roadside Park is a rest area in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Blue Mountains stands 221 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaks Lake Public Access, a park 1.1 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates46.31010, -85.59021

26 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Kaks Lake Public Access: 1.1 mi
  • Twin Lakes Public Access: 2.8 mi
  • Columbus Township Park: 5.2 mi
  • Luce County Park: 6.9 mi
  • County Line Manistique Lake Boating Access Site: 7.6 mi
Museums: 4
  • Luce County Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Tahquamenon Logging Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Seney's Museum and Historic Depot: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Naubinway Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Seney Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • Seney Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Blue Mountains: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Tahquamenon Falls (Upper Falls): 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Flowing Well Roadside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainsW 266°221 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:5120:5221:39
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2316:0816:59

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827395161666558463423
Precip in2.21.32.02.62.83.03.33.03.94.32.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newberry Correctional Facility, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/428724566

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