Taking Flight

Taking Flight: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Taking Flight

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Taking Flight — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.06246, -83.43125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Taking Flight

• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~1 km · Must-see
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• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~20 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~21 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~24 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~38 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~39 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~51 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~54 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~59 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~71 km · Must-see

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