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Eleanor O'Connor Wilson Woods Preserve

Eleanor O'Connor Wilson Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Eleanor O'Connor Wilson Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chickaming Open Lands

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85610, -86.66350

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions: 34
  • Notre Dame Elementary School: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Clare: 12.7 mi
  • Friendship Botanic Gardens: 14.0 mi
  • Blue Chip Hotel: 15.1 mi
  • Zebras: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 32
  • First Church Camp (water tank): 6.3 mi
  • First Church Camp: 6.3 mi
  • 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 6.3 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 15.1 mi
  • Rotary Centennial Monument: 15.1 mi
Museums: 29
Artworks: 26
  • Duet: 15.1 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 17.1 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 17.2 mi
  • The Globe: 17.2 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 15
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Weko Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Washington Park Beach: 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 7.4 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eleanor O'Connor Wilson Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSE 146°280.4 m15.7 mi
Mount EdwardNE 38°242 m6.8 mi
Mount RandallNE 44°235 m5.1 mi
Tower HillNE 44°233 m4.7 mi
Pikes PeakNE 43°229 m4.6 mi
Mount FullerNE 42°227 m4.3 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 41°225 m6.1 mi
Mount HoldenWSW 237°194 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2219:59
June solstice06:1220:4421:26
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1216:3417:19

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837496069737265534030
Precip in3.02.52.73.84.34.44.04.23.44.13.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1155361474

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