E.L. Johnson Nature Center
E.L. Johnson Nature Center is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Outlot B, a park 1.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bloomfield Hills Schools
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Outlot B: 1.3 mi
- Outlot Park: 1.3 mi
- Bennington Green Park: 1.4 mi
- Motor/Montana Park: 1.8 mi
- Art Dunlap Park: 1.8 mi
- The Visitation: 1.8 mi
- Bagley Inn: 2.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.0 mi
- The Beam: 2.2 mi
- Old Edison House: 2.3 mi
- Smith House: 2.1 mi
- (some steel object projecting out of the water): 2.3 mi
- Aquafina Rock: 2.8 mi
- Karen's Safe-Swim Lane - Start: 2.8 mi
- Teepee Log Pile: 3.4 mi
- Cranbrook Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Cranbrook House and Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities: 3.0 mi
- Pontiac Transportation Museum: 3.1 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Bog Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sundial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 2.6 mi
- The End of the Indian Trail: 3.9 mi
- Sasquatch: 4.5 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 4.8 mi
- Public Art: 5.2 mi
- West Bloomfield Reeds: 5.8 mi
- Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Jacobs Drain: 5.5 mi
- Harmon Oaks Wood: 6.3 mi
- Elizabeth Lake Woods: 6.6 mi
- Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.6 mi
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 3.1 mi
- West Shelter: 9.9 mi
- Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- Pierson Lake picnic site: 10.2 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 2.6 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 2.8 mi
- Aero View Beach: 7.2 mi
- Westacres Beach: 7.4 mi
- Cebia Beach: 7.8 mi
- Mt Tom: 4.8 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 7.9 mi
- Mount Judah: 8.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Halsted Hill: 9.2 mi
- The High Banks: 18.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.5 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of E.L. Johnson Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNE 14° | 388 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Christie | N 354° | 387 m | 20.3 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NNE 15° | 375 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 338° | 367 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kerr Hill | NNW 346° | 367 m | 21.6 mi |
| Enders Hill | NNW 328° | 366 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 19° | 351 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | W 277° | 351 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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