Baker Woods Preserve
Baker Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinkle Marsh Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission
How to reach it
- 147.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Trinkle Marsh Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Miller-Smith Preserve: 3.5 mi
- West Lake Preserve: 3.7 mi
- West Scio Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Liberty Pond Nature Area: 5.0 mi
- Pierce Park: 2.8 mi
- Palmer Commons: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.0 mi
- Timber Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Spring Valley Trout Farm: 3.3 mi
- Kayak Beach: 5.2 mi
- Title IX Plaza: 5.8 mi
- Spectator Point: 6.3 mi
- Old Car: 6.4 mi
- Dedicated to the Women Leaders of Michigan: 6.5 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 9.8 mi
- Untitled: 10.4 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 11.2 mi
- The Kerrytown Arch: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Delhi Bridge Commemorative Plaque: 8.1 mi
- Grewal Park Northwest Entry Monument: 11.0 mi
- Grewal Park Southwest Entry Monument: 11.0 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 11.5 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 10.2 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Edible Garden: 11.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.0 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 12.8 mi
- Dexter Area Museum: 4.6 mi
- Argus Museum: 11.0 mi
- Museum On Main: 11.3 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 11.4 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
- Riley Hill: 6.2 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 6.3 mi
- Stofer Hill: 6.5 mi
- Cassidy Kame: 6.5 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 11.5 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 20.2 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.8 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 18.3 mi
- Martindale Beach: 22.3 mi
- Maple Beach: 22.6 mi
- Rawsonville: 22.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baker Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNE 27° | 405 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNE 27° | 399 m | 17.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 218° | 372 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hatt Hill | WSW 244° | 348 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 294° | 344 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 267° | 338 m | 12.5 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 304° | 328 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 285° | 327 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:22 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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