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Burns-Stokes Preserve

Burns-Stokes Preserve from directly overhead

Burns-Stokes Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Spectator Point, a attraction 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 146 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Washtenaw County Natural Areas Preservation Program

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32414, -83.84581

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Spectator Point: 0.2 mi
  • Title IX Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Kayak Log Pile: 0.5 mi
  • Kayak Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Delhi Rapids: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marshall Park: 1.2 mi
  • Dexter Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dexter Huron Metropolitan Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dexter Crossing Community Space: 1.3 mi
  • Huron Farms Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 33
Museums: 31
Picnic sites: 28
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 17
Beaches: 10
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.4 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burns-Stokes Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 7°405 m14.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 7°399 m15.0 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 32°351 m24.1 mi
Mount OmichNNE 32°347 m24.9 mi
Cassidy KameW 279°344 m12.2 mi
Sackrider HillW 265°338 m18.6 mi
Big KameWNW 285°328 m12.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 275°327 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice06:0020:3421:16
September equinox07:2318:5819:35
December solstice08:0216:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434455766706962503828
Precip in2.42.12.43.03.63.73.43.33.12.82.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/448582727

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