Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve
Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker, a historic site 0.9 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Assocatiaton
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fair Park: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Benzonia Village Park: 2.9 mi
- Beulah Village Park: 2.9 mi
- Beulah Beach: 2.9 mi
- Betsie River State Game Area: 2.3 mi
- Fruithaven Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Trapp Farm Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Sagaser Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 14.0 mi
- Beeman Barn: 14.0 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 16.6 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 18.6 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 4.2 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.3 mi
- Eden Hill: 4.5 mi
- Champion Hill: 6.4 mi
- Crystal Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Beulah Beach: 2.9 mi
- Elberta Beach: 4.2 mi
- Frankfort Beach: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 5.2 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 0.9 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 3.0 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 3.9 mi
- Marquette's Death: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 4.8 mi
- Boathouse: 6.7 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 6.8 mi
- Marl Springs: 10.2 mi
- Old Facefull: 14.3 mi
- Dodge Spring: 17.5 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 10.1 mi
- "Two Bears": 19.1 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 6.5 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 12.9 mi
- Jacktown: 13.5 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 15.7 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | ENE 66° | 370 m | 24.0 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | ENE 63° | 355 m | 23.6 mi |
| Champion Hill | ENE 78° | 337 m | 6.4 mi |
| Varney Hill | NE 52° | 337 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SE 132° | 332 m | 10.4 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ESE 105° | 332 m | 18.2 mi |
| Warner Hill | NE 55° | 331 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pierce Hill | E 90° | 322 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:19 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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