Fennville

Sub-zone

Fennville is a named sub-zone of Lake Michigan Shore in the United States, covering 29,594 ha.

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Key facts

Official name: Fennville viticultural area
Type: AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within: Lake Michigan Shore
Protected since: 1981-10-19
Area: 29,594 ha
Extent N–S × E–W: 30.35 × 16.48 km
Centre: 42.5403° N, 86.1621° W
State: MI
Federal rule: 27 CFR 9.33
Petitioner: Fenn Valley Winery

Where it is

Nearest town: 28 km south of Holland
Nearest city: 62 km south-west of Grand Rapids 195,097 people
To the sea: 873 km
Rivers nearby: Kalamazoo (10 km)
Lakes nearby: Michigan (7.8 km)
Same latitude: Rioja (Spain), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Vranje (Serbia), Banyuls grand cru (France), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: 176–240 m
Mean elevation: 197 m

Measured over the whole outline on 94,206 elevation cells of about 56 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Allegan

Within

Lake Michigan Shore

Legal boundary

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(1) The western boundary is the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, extending from the Black River, at the City of South Haven, north to the Kalamazoo River. (2) The northern boundary is the Kalamazoo River, extending easterly from Lake Michigan to 86°5 west longitude. (3) The eastern boundary is the 86°5 west longitude meridian, extending from the Kalamazoo River to the intersection of the Middle Fork of the Black River. (4) The southern boundary is the Middle Fork of the Black River extending westerly from 86°5 west longitude until it joins the Black River, continuing west along the Black River to the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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