Union Spring
Union Spring is a spring in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Trap Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Trap Falls: 1.5 mi
- Nonesuch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Bonanza Falls: 4.4 mi
- Overlooked Falls: 9.5 mi
- Greenstone Falls: 9.7 mi
- 107th Engineers Memorial Wayside: 1.8 mi
- River Road RV Park & Campground: 16.7 mi
- Ontonagon Riverfront Park: 16.8 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 16.9 mi
- Tousignant Park: 16.9 mi
- Cuyahoga Peak: 2.8 mi
- Cloud Peak: 3.4 mi
- Government Peak: 3.5 mi
- Summit Peak: 6.4 mi
- Miscowawbic Peak: 6.7 mi
- Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum: 17.0 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 21.5 mi
- Childhood Cottage Museum: 23.3 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Ontonagon Township Park Beach: 18.1 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 24.1 mi
- Oak Bluff: 19.0 mi
- South Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Sand Dunes: 6.0 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 21.4 mi
- Gogebic Lake State Park: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | SW 236° | 595 m | 6.4 mi |
| Government Peak | WSW 252° | 559 m | 3.5 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | SW 230° | 530 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | WNW 291° | 480 m | 2.8 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 236° | 472 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cloud Peak | WNW 285° | 459 m | 3.4 mi |
| Miscowawbic Peak | W 265° | 438 m | 6.7 mi |
| C Shaft Hill | E 101° | 422 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:03 | 19:31 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 21:10 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:58 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 16:22 | 17:13 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bergland DAM, 16 mi away.
- thimbleberry23 obs
- eastern hemlock21 obs
- bluebead lily20 obs
- partridgeberry17 obs
- hemlock varnish shelf13 obs
- Green Frog13 obs
- shingle moss13 obs
- Ghost Pipe12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4160359442
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