Bow in the Clouds Preserve
Bow in the Clouds Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rynbrant Park, a park 0.9 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rynbrant Park: 0.9 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Kindleberger Park: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Rockwell Park: 1.7 mi
- KEKA Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Fred McLinden Nature Trails: 3.0 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 3.9 mi
- Chipman Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Oak Braes Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 3.2 mi
- South Street: 3.3 mi
- Nature's Playground: 3.6 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 8.1 mi
- Old Silo: 9.5 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 3.0 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 3.1 mi
- Air Zoo: 6.5 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 6.6 mi
- Overlook Museum: 9.3 mi
- Oranges: 3.0 mi
- Untitled: 4.0 mi
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 4.4 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 4.6 mi
- The Professor: 4.8 mi
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.0 mi
- Art Deco: 3.1 mi
- Burdick Street: 3.1 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 3.1 mi
- The Hogback: 13.0 mi
- Baird Hill: 19.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 19.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 20.9 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 2.8 mi
- God's Garden: 11.1 mi
- Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 6.4 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Willard Beach: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bow in the Clouds Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | N 8° | 294 m | 19.0 mi |
| The Hogback | NE 34° | 282 m | 13.0 mi |
| Graves Hill | N 8° | 280 m | 20.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 245° | 244 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:13 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 7 mi away.
- Spongy Moth25 obs
- dame's rocket19 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage19 obs
- mayapple19 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee17 obs
- lesser periwinkle16 obs
- common motherwort15 obs
- Common Whitetail15 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1093235549
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