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Flynn Woods Preserve

Flynn Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Flynn Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chickaming Open Lands

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.84715, -86.64744
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Harbert Community Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dillard Park: 3.3 mi
  • Chamberlain Path: 3.6 mi
  • Dewey Cannon Park: 3.7 mi
  • Carver Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 32
  • First Church Camp (water tank): 6.4 mi
  • First Church Camp: 6.4 mi
  • 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 6.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 15.4 mi
Museums: 31
Artworks: 26
  • Duet: 15.4 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 16.7 mi
  • The Globe: 16.7 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 16.7 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 15
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Weko Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Washington Park Beach: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 7.4 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSSE 147°280.4 m14.7 mi
Reeves HillSE 142°264 m24.4 mi
Mount EdwardNNE 30°242 m6.9 mi
Mount RandallNNE 33°235 m5.1 mi
Tower HillNNE 31°233 m4.7 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 30°229 m4.6 mi
Mount FullerNNE 28°227 m4.4 mi
Great Warren DuneNNE 32°225 m6.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/834079931

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