Frances Broehl Memorial No. 1 Nature Sanctuary
Frances Broehl Memorial No. 1 Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cambridge Junction Roadside Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 168 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
How to reach it
- 168.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cambridge Junction Roadside Park: 0.5 mi
- Onsted Park: 1.7 mi
- Cambridge Junction Historic State Park: 2.6 mi
- Loch Erin park: 3.1 mi
- Sand Lake Public Access: 3.6 mi
- Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 13.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 20.6 mi
- Sky Miles: 21.3 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.3 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.4 mi
- Columbia Nature Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Watkins Lake County Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Lefglen Nature Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
- Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow: 10.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hatt Hill: 13.4 mi
- Bundy Hill: 13.7 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 14.2 mi
- Lenawee County Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hudson Museum: 14.9 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 15.1 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 15.2 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 17.1 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 16.8 mi
- Reality T.V.: 17.1 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 17.1 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 18.4 mi
- Grow: 18.7 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 8.1 mi
- Historical monuments, war veterans: 12.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 12.6 mi
- White Deer of Tecumseh: 13.4 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 19.2 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 4.3 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 17.1 mi
- Holy Faith Food Garden: 23.2 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 23.5 mi
- Saline Rec Center Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 11.9 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 22.5 mi
- Artesian Well: 8.6 mi
- Cross Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frances Broehl Memorial No. 1 Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | WSW 244° | 387 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bundy Hill | W 277° | 381 m | 13.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 270° | 372 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hatt Hill | NW 310° | 348 m | 13.4 mi |
| Irish Hill | WSW 252° | 344 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | NNE 14° | 344 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | N 357° | 338 m | 18.7 mi |
| Big Kame | NNE 13° | 328 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton 2wnw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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