Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve
Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Briar Hill stands 517 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pete's Woods - Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Glover Lake Public Access: 2.9 mi
- May Buell Park: 4.5 mi
- Inspriation Point Scenic Lookout: 5.5 mi
- Pickard Park: 5.8 mi
- Michigan Legacy Art Park: 5.8 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 10.8 mi
- Bottle House Museum: 11.0 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 20.0 mi
- Woodworking Building & Train Depot: 20.7 mi
- Crystal Mountain: 6.2 mi
- North Hills: 9.3 mi
- Eden Hill: 9.9 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- Champion Hill: 10.3 mi
- Healy Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Beulah Beach: 8.3 mi
- Elberta Beach: 9.7 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 10.4 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 8.7 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 9.6 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 9.8 mi
- Marquette's Death: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 10.5 mi
- Boathouse: 14.1 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.1 mi
- Old Facefull: 8.4 mi
- Marl Springs: 17.2 mi
- Dodge Spring: 23.5 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 5.8 mi
- "Two Bears": 19.4 mi
- Udell Rollways Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.5 mi
- SS City of Milwaukee: 19.8 mi
- United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia: 19.8 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 2.0 mi
- Jacktown: 19.7 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | ESE 114° | 517 m | 24.0 mi |
| Briar Hill | ESE 109° | 410 m | 23.7 mi |
| Champion Hill | NNE 27° | 337 m | 10.3 mi |
| Varney Hill | NNE 33° | 337 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | E 81° | 332 m | 6.2 mi |
| Twin Mountains | E 79° | 332 m | 16.2 mi |
| Warner Hill | NE 35° | 331 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pierce Hill | ENE 70° | 322 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beulah 7ssw, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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