Sleeping Bear Dunes
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres.- Mountain rising to 873 feet (266 metres)
- Description: area of shifting sand dunes, along the northeastern shore of Lake Michigan, USA
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Sleeping Bear and Sleeping Bear Inn.
Sleeping Bear Inn
The Sleeping Bear Inn, also known as the Glen Haven… Sleeping Bear Inn is situated 2 miles northeast of Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Haven and Glen Arbor.
Glen Haven
Glen Haven is a restored port village on the shore… Glen Haven is situated 2 miles northeast of Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Glen Arbor
Village
Glen Arbor is an unincorporated community and… Glen Arbor is situated 3½ miles east of Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Empire
Empire is a village on Lake Michigan in the… Empire is situated 5 miles south of Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Latitude
44.88333° or 44° 53′ north
Longitude
-86.05843° or 86° 3′ 30″ west
Open location code
86PMVWMR+8J
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Sleeping Bear Dunes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sleeping Bear Dunes”
- Dutch: “Sleeping Bear Dunes”
- Spanish: “Sleeping Bear Dunes”
- Vietnamese: “khu đụn cát Sleeping Bear”
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