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Antrim Creek Natural Area

Antrim Creek Natural Area from directly overhead

Antrim Creek Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Deadmans Hill stands 393 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dune Overlook, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

What to expect

Operated by
Antrim County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.17688, -85.37712

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • John and Barbara Hazelworth Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • George & Marion Light Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
  • Fisherman's Island State Park: 6.4 mi
  • Diane and Richard DeNardis Family Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Dune Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 0.3 mi
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 9.8 mi
  • Stone Circle: 10.5 mi
  • Earl Young Gnome Houses: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 13
Beaches: 13
Peaks: 12
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Block M Rock: 18.4 mi
  • Children Playing: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Bubbling Spring: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antrim Creek Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadmans HillESE 113°393 m23.2 mi
Mount BundySE 132°347 m20.9 mi
Boyne MountainE 93°344 m21.4 mi
Richardson HillE 89°331 m13.7 mi
Avalanche MountainE 85°293 m17.9 mi
Bunker HillSE 127°274 m10.5 mi
Mount BlissESE 109°260 m15.4 mi
Bramen HillWSW 256°238 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:54
June solstice05:5520:4821:33
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1816:1417:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329405263696862503930
Precip in2.31.51.92.93.02.92.73.23.64.32.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlevoix, 11 mi away.

  • dune tansy28 obs
  • northern whitecedar19 obs
  • star-flowered lily-of-the-valley18 obs
  • balsam fir17 obs
  • striped maple16 obs
  • smooth rose15 obs
  • viper's-bugloss14 obs
  • bearberry14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/702105901

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