Earl and Gene Beck Memorial Plant Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Earl and Gene Beck Memorial Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 13 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Baroda Village Park: 5.0 mi
- Tallgrass Prairie: 5.1 mi
- Robert G. Feather Park: 5.2 mi
- Robert G. Feather Park: 5.2 mi
- Andrews University Arboretum: 5.7 mi
- Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Myron Perlman Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Mud Lake Bog: 4.7 mi
- Fernwood Botanical Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Bakertown Fen: 6.2 mi
- Horn Archeological Institute and Museum: 5.5 mi
- History Center at Courthouse Square: 5.8 mi
- Center for Adventist Research: 5.9 mi
- Love Creek Nature Center: 7.8 mi
- Fort Saint Joseph Museum: 10.4 mi
- The Globe: 5.6 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 5.8 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 5.9 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 5.9 mi
- Regeneration Sculpture: 5.9 mi
- War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- First Church Camp: 8.3 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 8.3 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 8.3 mi
- Former Ferry Street School Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Lilac Garden: 4.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Railway Garden: 5.0 mi
- Nature Adventure Garden: 5.0 mi
- Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 5.0 mi
- Moore Woodlot: 5.0 mi
- The Green: 5.0 mi
- South Vista: 5.0 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 8.0 mi
- Mount Edward: 8.0 mi
- Mount Randall: 8.3 mi
- Tower Hill: 8.6 mi
- Pikes Peak: 8.8 mi
- Weko Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lions Beach: 14.3 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 17.6 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Hardwoods: 16.5 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 18.4 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 15.3 mi
- Artesian Flow: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Earl and Gene Beck Memorial Plant Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | S 191° | 280.4 m | 16.3 mi |
| Vargo Hill | S 169° | 270 m | 23.7 mi |
| Reeves Hill | S 170° | 264 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Edward | WNW 287° | 242 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Randall | W 275° | 235 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 273° | 233 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pikes Peak | W 273° | 229 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Fuller | W 272° | 227 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:43 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:33 | 17:18 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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