Bear Creek Nature Preserve
Bear Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Dhuey Hill stands 277 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert La Salle County Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 12 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Door County Land Trust
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
118 named places within 25 miles
- Robert La Salle County Park: 1.0 mi
- Schuyler Creek State Fishery Area: 1.1 mi
- Door County Park: 6.0 mi
- Peterson Park: 7.0 mi
- Newman Park: 7.5 mi
- Algoma Fire and Rescue: 8.1 mi
- Buoy and Sinker: 8.5 mi
- The Fluke Anchor: 8.5 mi
- Ship Propellers: 8.5 mi
- Semper Paratus: 8.6 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Crossroads at Big Creek-Ida Bay: 8.1 mi
- Doorland Preserve, Ltd.: 12.5 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Oil House: 13.2 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 13.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sunset Park Beach: 9.7 mi
- @Beach Harbor Resort: 10.0 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 11.1 mi
- Selner Park Public Swimming Beach: 18.4 mi
- Mount Lowe: 11.2 mi
- Brussels Hill: 11.2 mi
- 709: 11.3 mi
- Dhuey Hill: 13.3 mi
- Old Baldy: 17.0 mi
- Door County Maritime Museum: 8.6 mi
- Door County Museum and Archives: 8.9 mi
- Belgian Heritage Center: 14.6 mi
- Tug Ludington: 18.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 11.0 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 19.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 19.2 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 8.4 mi
- World's Tallest Grandfather Clock: 18.2 mi
- The Garden Door: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhuey Hill | WSW 249° | 277 m | 13.3 mi |
| Brussels Hill | WNW 286° | 259 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Lowe | N 359° | 226 m | 11.2 mi |
| 709 | NNW 346° | 216 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:54 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forestville-4e, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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