Nature reserve · Michigan

Alton D. McGaw Memorial Plant Preserve

Alton D. McGaw Memorial Plant Preserve from directly overhead

Alton D. McGaw Memorial Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. The nearest named place is Fire Fighters Park, a park 2.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Michigan Nature Association

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Getting there

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Coordinates43.04679, -82.65359

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Fire Fighters Park: 2.3 mi
Bill Bearss Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Goodells County Park: 4.3 mi
Clyde Township Hall Park: 6.0 mi
Jake Simpson Wilderness Park: 6.1 mi

Nature reserves22

Stephen M. Polovich Memorial Plant Preserve: 2.6 mi
Mary Stallins Ray Memorial Plant Preserve: 3.8 mi
James and Alice Brennan Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
Pine River Nature Center: 4.7 mi
Woodsong County Park: 5.0 mi

Museums11

Farm Museum: 4.3 mi
Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 12.0 mi
Huron Lightship: 12.1 mi
Port Huron Museum: 12.6 mi
Sled Museum: 13.3 mi

Historic sites10

Fort Gratiot: 11.9 mi
Fort St. Joseph: 12.0 mi
Fort Gratiot Light: 12.0 mi
Young Thomas Edison statue: 12.0 mi
The "John S. Martin": 12.0 mi

Attractions4

Painted Rocks: 10.0 mi
Palmer Park Arch: 17.7 mi
Wolcott Mill Historic Center: 23.8 mi
Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center Entrance: 24.1 mi

Rest areas3

Capac Rest Area 913: 15.8 mi
Adair Rest Area 909: 17.7 mi
Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 21.3 mi

Cliffs2

Point Edward: 12.3 mi
Frog Point: 18.9 mi

Waterfalls1

Mill Creek Falls: 9.5 mi

Lighthouses1

Fort Gratiot Light: 12.0 mi

Beaches1

Canatara Beach: 12.9 mi

Gardens1

April Milsap Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:06	19:43
June solstice	05:52	20:31	21:14
September equinox	07:19	18:52	19:30
December solstice	08:00	16:13	16:59

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	21	22	31	43	54	65	69	67	60	49	37	28
Precip in	1.9	1.6	1.9	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.1	2.8	2.4	2.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yale 1 NNW, 10 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/897526575

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