Betty and Ralph Campbell Memorial Plant Preserve at Helmer Brook
Betty and Ralph Campbell Memorial Plant Preserve at Helmer Brook is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Dixon Hall stands 332 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rothchild Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rothchild Park: 0.3 mi
- Upton Park of Springfield: 1.2 mi
- Parade Grounds: 1.2 mi
- Begg Park: 1.3 mi
- Leila Arboretum: 1.5 mi
- Full Blast: 3.2 mi
- Harmonia: 3.6 mi
- 2nd Stream: 3.6 mi
- Harmonia Again: 3.7 mi
- 1st Stream: 3.7 mi
- Hart's Lake Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Government 80 Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Wanondoger Creek Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Ott Biological Preserve: 6.4 mi
- McAllister Road Property: 6.4 mi
- Leila Park Children's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Kingman Museum: 1.7 mi
- Historic Adventist Village: 2.5 mi
- Battle Creek Regional History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Kimball House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Wind-Driven Rotating Mobile: 3.1 mi
- Compass Pole Monument: 3.1 mi
- What's Next World?: 3.3 mi
- The Creek: 3.3 mi
- Friendship Park Stone Marker: 3.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Dyer Kiln: 13.2 mi
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Art Deco: 17.6 mi
- Burdick Street: 17.6 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 12.9 mi
- Marshall Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 21.2 mi
- The Hogback: 12.5 mi
- Dixon Hall: 18.7 mi
- Stony Point Hill: 20.5 mi
- Baird Hill: 21.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 23.2 mi
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 17.3 mi
- God's Garden: 21.4 mi
- Willard Beach: 3.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Betty and Ralph Campbell Memorial Plant Preserve at Helmer Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Hall | SE 146° | 332 m | 18.7 mi |
| Baird Hill | NW 326° | 294 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | SE 146° | 286 m | 20.5 mi |
| The Hogback | NW 322° | 282 m | 12.5 mi |
| Graves Hill | NNW 329° | 280 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:27 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Creek Kellogg AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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