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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 202 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chickaming Open Lands

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84284, -86.64618

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harbert Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Dillard Park: 3.1 mi
  • Chamberlain Path: 3.3 mi
  • Dewey Cannon Park: 3.4 mi
  • Carver Park: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 32
  • First Church Camp (water tank): 6.6 mi
  • First Church Camp: 6.6 mi
  • 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 6.6 mi
  • War Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 15.3 mi
Museums: 31
Artworks: 26
  • Duet: 15.3 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 16.4 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 16.5 mi
  • The Globe: 16.8 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 15
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Weko Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Washington Park Beach: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 7.3 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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 m14.4 mi
Vargo HillSE 141°270 m24.9 mi
Reeves HillSE 141°264 m24.2 mi
Mount EdwardNNE 28°242 m7.1 mi
Mount RandallNNE 31°235 m5.3 mi
Tower HillNNE 29°233 m4.9 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 27°229 m4.8 mi
Mount FullerNNE 26°227 m4.6 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/834079930

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