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Anna Wilcox and Harold Warnes Memorial Nature Sanctuary

Anna Wilcox and Harold Warnes Memorial Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Anna Wilcox and Harold Warnes Memorial Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Township Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.71079, -82.99814
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Township Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ross Memorial Trailhead Park: 2.5 mi
  • Senior Citizen Park: 3.0 mi
  • Macomb Orchard Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Macomb Corners Park: 3.4 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 53
  • O’Connor Nature Park: 6.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
  • Childress Green Space Property: 7.5 mi
  • Blue Heron Environmental Area: 7.6 mi
  • Cloverport Green Space Property: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 51
Museums: 50
Beaches: 15
  • Eastwood Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Secret Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 16.2 mi
Peaks: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 17.9 mi
  • Main picnic site: 18.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 18.0 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 14.3 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 18.0 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 19.6 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 23.2 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anna Wilcox and Harold Warnes Memorial Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillW 268°388 m12.6 mi
Mount ChristieNW 306°387 m20.5 mi
Grampian HillsNW 304°375 m12.6 mi
Pine KnobW 277°367 m19.0 mi
Kerr HillWNW 303°367 m23.7 mi
Bald MountainW 269°351 m11.8 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 333°349 m10.1 mi
Mount JudahW 270°345 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice08:0016:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/895536898

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