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Curtis and Margaret Anderson Nature Preserve

Curtis and Margaret Anderson Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Curtis and Margaret Anderson Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Marble Head stands 222 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Orval Lowe Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Little Traverse Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.00549, -83.86197

53 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 18
  • Forslund Dix Point Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Bellevue Island: 3.0 mi
  • James V. Foster Hartley Lake Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Detour Peninsula Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Seymour Bay Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • La Pointe: 5.2 mi
  • Rains Point: 5.3 mi
  • Elliot Point: 5.5 mi
  • Old Fort St. Joe Point: 5.6 mi
  • Burnt Point: 6.2 mi
Parks: 9
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
Peaks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Curtis and Margaret Anderson Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marble HeadE 94°222 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:48
June solstice05:4520:4421:31
September equinox07:2318:5619:35
December solstice08:1516:0316:53

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726385061666659463525
Precip in1.91.31.82.42.63.13.13.33.63.82.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detour Village, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/993133447

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