Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:55 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min8:16 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 17°F31 in of rain a yearwettest month October115 in of snow a year, on about 60 days5 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Old Mission 3ssw station, 3 mi away; snow from Nw Michigan Rsch Farm
Nearby landmarksHaserot Beachbeach · under a mileOld Mission Harborbay · under a milePrescott Lakelake · under a mileBagley Lakelake · 1.0 miLeffingwell Pointcape · 1.3 miMerril Pointcape · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOld Mission Peninsula State Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 683 acresBowers Harbor Parkpark · 4.5 miLibrary Parkpark · 5.3 miPetobego State Game Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 564 acresCharters Traverse City State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 80 acresSkegemog Lake State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 2,107 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGrand Traverse County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025339 of 360 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wexford County, MI, 43 mi away
Drinking waterTraverse Cityserves 14,532 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation605 ft184 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMunson Medical Center15.4 miPost officeOld Mission Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPeninsula Township Hall5.3 miPoliceElk Rapids Police Department5.7 miFire stationPeninsula Township Fire Department Station 14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCherry Capital Airport TVC16 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR143 miInterstateI-7539 miUS highwayUS 315.1 miCoachTraverse City (B.A.T.A.)Indian Trails15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49673 ZIP area.
