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Augusta Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area

Augusta Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Augusta Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Museum, a museum 1.5 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39524, -85.35624

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Country National Scenic Trail: 3.2 mi
  • Cadwallader Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sherman Lake Public Access: 3.6 mi
  • Augusta Village Park: 4.2 mi
  • Prairieville Township Park: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 47
  • The Pines: 4.5 mi
  • 2nd St.: 4.6 mi
  • 1st St.: 4.7 mi
  • 3rd St.: 4.7 mi
  • Harmonia: 4.8 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 14
  • What's Next World?: 9.8 mi
  • Compass Pole Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Wind-Driven Rotating Mobile: 10.0 mi
  • The Creek: 10.3 mi
  • Friendship Park Stone Marker: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Bell's Beer Garden: 13.3 mi
  • God's Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Middleville Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • The Hogback: 6.0 mi
  • Baird Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Graves Hill: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Willard Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Augusta Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baird HillNNW 334°294 m15.3 mi
The HogbackNNW 340°282 m6.0 mi
Graves HillNNW 338°280 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0520:4021:23
September equinox07:2919:0419:41
December solstice08:0816:2717:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838496170737264534131
Precip in3.01.92.33.63.93.93.84.23.54.02.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gull Lake Biological STN, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/998451985

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