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Cedar Bend Nature Area

Cedar Bend Nature Area from directly overhead

Cedar Bend Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Impressions, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
Access
Yes

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Coordinates42.29190, -83.72711
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 50
Gardens: 37
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Museums: 32
Peaks: 18
  • Prospect Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 12.9 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 17.5 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 17.6 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 24.6 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Bend Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 346°405 m17.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 347°399 m17.6 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 16°351 m23.6 mi
Mount OmichNNE 17°347 m24.4 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 283°344 m18.6 mi
Sackrider HillW 272°338 m24.6 mi
Big KameWNW 287°328 m19.2 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 280°327 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel966 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail659 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle562 obs
  • American Robin533 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk500 obs
  • tree-of-heaven405 obs
  • white clover390 obs
  • common motherwort366 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/459096086

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