Dolan Nature Sanctuary
Dolan Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolan Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Coldwater River County Park: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Lake Public Access: 4.4 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memrorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Crane Road Ballfields: 5.9 mi
- Union Block Mural: 9.4 mi
- The Cheese: 16.1 mi
- Abstract Steel Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 18.3 mi
- Bent of Mind: 18.3 mi
- Maher Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Leach Lake Public Access: 7.0 mi
- Heath Road Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Lepard Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Lowell Area Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Ionia County Genealogical Society: 11.0 mi
- Pere Marquette Train Depot: 11.0 mi
- The Freight House: 11.0 mi
- Historic Bowens Mills: 11.9 mi
- Dolan Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Gavin Hill Marker: 7.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Union Monument: 9.2 mi
- Ionia County Infirmary Burials Riverside Drive Site: 16.7 mi
- Historic Stagecoach: 7.4 mi
- Pine Plantation: 12.8 mi
- Mixed Oak Forest: 12.9 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 13.1 mi
- Barber Shop: 13.1 mi
- Middleville Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Stargazer Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Alger Heights Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 18.3 mi
- Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 18.4 mi
- Graves Hill: 12.6 mi
- Baird Hill: 14.3 mi
- Dias Hill: 15.2 mi
- The Hogback: 20.8 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 21.2 mi
- Fishing Beach: 7.3 mi
- Millennium Park Beach: 23.0 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Saranac Rest Area 532: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dolan Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | W 275° | 311 m | 15.2 mi |
| Baird Hill | SSW 209° | 294 m | 14.3 mi |
| The Hogback | S 186° | 282 m | 20.8 mi |
| Graves Hill | SSW 212° | 280 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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