St. Vital Island

St. Vital Island is an island in Bay De Noc Township, Delta County, Michigan.^[1] The island is located in Big Bay de Noc in Lake Michigan. It is 20.52 acres (8.30 ha) in size and under a half mile from the Stonington Peninsula shore.^[2] St. Vital Island is uninhabited and owned by the United States Forest Service.^[3] It is part of the Hiawatha National Forest. The island is home to a small colony of nesting Common terns and Black-crowned night herons.^[4]

St. Vital Island

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Geography
Location	Big Bay de Noc, Lake Michigan
Coordinates	45°47′59″N 86°45′35″W
Highest elevation	587 ft (178.9 m)
Administration
United States
State	Michigan
County	Delta County
Township	Bay De Noc Township

Climate

Saint Vital Island Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     63     −12 −14     52     −13 −19     55     −4 −8     78     3 −2     63     8 7     91     12 11     113     19 16     74     18 15     118     17 16     118     9 8     104     8 2     64     −2 −5 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [5] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.5     10 7     2     9 −2     2.2     25 18     3.1     37 28     2.5     46 45     3.6     54 52     4.4     66 61     2.9     64 59     4.6     63 61     4.6     48 46     4.1     46 36     2.5     28 23 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Saint Vital Island". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "Parcel Report". CUPPAD GIS. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. "Great Islands". U.S. Forest Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. "St. Vital Island". Audubon. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
5. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.