Lake · Michigan

Orchard Lake

284 m932 ft

Tonight: 41°FPartly cloudy · Wind 3 mph ESE

Orchard Lake is a lake at 284 m above sea level in Michigan, United States.

All facts

Surface elevation: 284 m

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3D map

Orchard Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Orchard Lake terrain and contours

2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Orchard Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Orchard Lake weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 41°F (5°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 3 mph ESE

Orchard Lake forecast for about 283 m.

Tonight41°1%3 mph ESE
Sat43°64°2%5 mph SE
Sun46°68°–2–7 mph S
Mon41°65°1%2–7 mph NNW
Tue43°57°4%7 mph ENE
Wed47°64°7%7 mph SE
Thu43°67°12%7–12 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 20:24 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Orchard Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Orchard Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.8 km SSE
+2 more within 0.9 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	0.8 km SSE
Parking	0.9 km SSE
Parking	0.9 km SSE

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

99.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.4%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 31 m low point 275 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 44.6%Trees 36.1%Grassland 10.3%Built-up 8.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 426 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Spring Snowflake22
Hickory Sticky Globe Gall Midge20
White-tailed Deer18
Eastern Skunk Cabbage18
Common motherwort15
White snakeroot15

Where it sits

Where Orchard Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Austin Lake260 m185 km WSW

Downloads

Orchard Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGOrchard Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-21.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-21)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Orchard Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking