East Creek Reserve
East Creek Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Briar Hill stands 517 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Halladay-Blackhurst-Chowning Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Conservation District
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayfield Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Pioneer Park: 3.2 mi
- Kingsley Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Brownson Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Woods and Waters Common Area: 3.5 mi
- Observation Hill: 7.8 mi
- McCrea Hill: 9.1 mi
- Pierce Hill: 9.2 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 11.9 mi
- Wayne Hill: 12.4 mi
- Fife Lake Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Dennos Museum Center: 10.3 mi
- Music House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Cider Mill: 12.7 mi
- Oilfield Building: 12.7 mi
- Hill to the Lake: 5.9 mi
- Woodchip Hill: 6.1 mi
- S-Curve: 6.2 mi
- 6k Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rope Swing: 7.2 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 10.4 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 10.4 mi
- Traverse City Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.9 mi
- Northrup Grave: 2.7 mi
- Kingsley Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 10.6 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 10.9 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 10.9 mi
- West End Beach: 11.8 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 17.9 mi
- Public Access: 18.4 mi
- North Beach: 19.5 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 20.8 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Creek Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | SSW 206° | 517 m | 20.0 mi |
| Baldy | ESE 111° | 427 m | 24.9 mi |
| Briar Hill | SSW 207° | 410 m | 17.8 mi |
| Exodus Hill | NW 314° | 370 m | 13.9 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | ESE 104° | 358 m | 17.5 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | ESE 107° | 357 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | NW 314° | 355 m | 15.2 mi |
| Varney Hill | WNW 299° | 337 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fife Lake 2wnw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/984728946
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