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Dominican Meadows Preserve

Dominican Meadows Preserve from directly overhead

Dominican Meadows Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wing Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 27 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.33685, -83.66606
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Park Northfield: 1.6 mi
  • Brandon Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sundial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kilburn Park: 1.9 mi
  • Ravine Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Sunset Point: 4.1 mi
  • Palmer House: 4.8 mi
  • Nickels Arcade: 5.6 mi
  • Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 5.6 mi
  • Northeast Tower (Tisch): 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 45
  • The Labyrinth: 2.3 mi
  • Marie Azary Rock Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Matthaei Botanical Gardens Display Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Medicinal Plant Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Commons: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 4.0 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Huron River Site: 12.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Museums: 37
Peaks: 21
  • Prospect Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 14.0 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 14.3 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 15.7 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 15.8 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Maple Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.4 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 332°405 m15.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 333°399 m15.8 mi
Mount KanzerN 10°351 m19.9 mi
Mount OmichNNE 11°347 m20.6 mi
Cassidy KameW 273°344 m21.2 mi
Teeple HillNNE 16°336 m21.2 mi
Peak 1083NNE 16°330 m21.2 mi
Big KameW 277°328 m21.6 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 solstice08:0116:2017:06

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/818873440

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