Castle Keep
Castle Keep is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kesling Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chikaming Open Lands
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kesling Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Glassman Park: 2.7 mi
- Galien River County Park: 2.9 mi
- Louis J. Sima Great Lakes Marsh: 3.1 mi
- Nokmes Creek RCR: 3.3 mi
- Watkins Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- New Buffalo Marina Park: 3.7 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 3.7 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 3.8 mi
- Carver Park: 3.8 mi
- Mount Fuller: 9.3 mi
- Pikes Peak: 9.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mount Randall: 10.0 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 11.0 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 8.4 mi
- Lake Clare: 9.3 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 11.7 mi
- Zebras: 11.9 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 11.3 mi
- First Church Camp: 11.3 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 11.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 11.7 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 11.8 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 1.8 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 3.1 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 3.1 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 3.3 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 3.8 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 11.8 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 11.9 mi
- Duet: 11.9 mi
- The Globe: 20.6 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 20.7 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 3.8 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 11.0 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 11.4 mi
- Stone Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 12.0 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Hardwoods: 12.1 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 17.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 12.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 12.3 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 12.5 mi
- Breakwater Light: 12.6 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 3.4 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 6.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 18.4 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 18.0 mi
- Tremont: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Keep. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SE 129° | 280.4 m | 12.3 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SE 131° | 270 m | 23.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SE 131° | 264 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 25° | 242 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 26° | 235 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 25° | 233 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 25° | 229 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 24° | 227 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:35 | 17:20 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1115809589
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 24 mi
- Portage · 29 mi
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