Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Calvin Ecosystem Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Calvin University
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Calvin Ecosystem Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Camelot Park: 0.8 mi
- John H. Bonnell Park: 0.9 mi
- Northeast Park: 1.2 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 1.4 mi
- The Cheese: 0.7 mi
- Bent of Mind: 3.1 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 3.2 mi
- Sleepwalker: 3.2 mi
- Galileo’s Wedge: 3.2 mi
- Carl Creek Wetlands Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Knapp Corner Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Paris Park: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Nature Trail: 7.1 mi
- Buck Creek Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park: 3.2 mi
- Cascade Township Museum: 4.2 mi
- Meyer May House: 4.4 mi
- Caulkins Law Office: 4.8 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum: 5.1 mi
- Sang Yoon: 3.3 mi
- The Castle: 4.5 mi
- The Hiker: 4.6 mi
- Bust of A. Lincoln: 4.8 mi
- Kent County Civil War Monument: 5.1 mi
- Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 3.3 mi
- Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 3.3 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.3 mi
- Zen-Style Garden: 3.4 mi
- Alger Heights Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Pine Plantation: 10.2 mi
- Mixed Oak Forest: 10.4 mi
- Boynton's Landing: 11.4 mi
- Sawtooth Drop: 12.1 mi
- Hilltop Stop: 12.2 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 8.1 mi
- Dias Hill: 10.2 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 17.4 mi
- Graves Hill: 22.1 mi
- Cheney Hills: 22.1 mi
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 14.2 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 19.4 mi
- Saranac Rest Area 532: 21.4 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Millennium Park Beach: 8.8 mi
- Fishing Beach: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Charleston: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | SSW 202° | 311 m | 10.2 mi |
| Baird Hill | S 169° | 294 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cheney Hills | N 10° | 291 m | 22.1 mi |
| Graves Hill | SSE 168° | 280 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NNW 333° | 260 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:42 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:25 | 17:11 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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