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Alice W. Moore Woods Nature Sanctuary

Alice W. Moore Woods Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Alice W. Moore Woods Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. The nearest named place is St. Clair Park, a park 0.7 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Michigan Nature Association

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.83668, -82.48556

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

St. Clair Park: 0.7 mi
Greig Park: 0.9 mi
Palmer Park: 0.9 mi
Mooretown Centennial Park: 1.1 mi
Rotary Park: 1.1 mi

Nature reserves24

St. Clair Township State Game Area: 2.8 mi
Michigan Road Preserve: 8.6 mi
Bertha A. Daubendiek Memorial Plant Preserve: 9.6 mi
Elmer P. and Irene Jasper Woods Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
Sharon Rose Leonatti Memorial Plant Preserve: 10.7 mi

Museums13

St Clair Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
Moore Museum: 1.2 mi
Wills Sainte Claire Museum: 3.4 mi
Marysville Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
Sled Museum: 5.0 mi

Historic sites13

Veterans and Marine City Firemans Memorial: 8.3 mi
Huron Lightship: 11.0 mi
Fort Gratiot: 11.4 mi
Robert Earl Campbell: 11.5 mi
Young Thomas Edison statue: 11.5 mi

Attractions10

Palmer Park Arch: 1.0 mi
Oasis Tiki Shelter: 17.6 mi
Painted Rocks: 20.3 mi
NIKE-AJAX Missile: 22.6 mi
NIKE Hercules Missile: 22.6 mi

Cliffs2

Frog Point: 2.2 mi
Point Edward: 12.0 mi

Rest areas2

Adair Rest Area 909: 9.4 mi
Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 13.5 mi

Lighthouses1

Fort Gratiot Light: 12.1 mi

Beaches1

Canatara Beach: 12.4 mi

Gardens1

April Milsap Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:34	19:05	19:42
June solstice	05:52	20:30	21:13
September equinox	07:18	18:52	19:29
December solstice	07:58	16:13	16:59

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	25	27	35	46	58	68	73	72	65	53	41	31
Precip in	2.5	2.1	2.2	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.8	2.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Huron, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/895849807

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