Fred McLinden Nature Trails
Fred McLinden Nature Trails is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Morris Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Kalamazoo
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert Morris Park: 0.8 mi
- Cooper Park: 2.5 mi
- River Villa Township Park: 2.8 mi
- Morrow Lake Public Access: 2.8 mi
- Richland Township Park: 3.0 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 5.7 mi
- South Street: 5.8 mi
- Nature's Playground: 6.0 mi
- Old Silo: 6.5 mi
- Rocks & Roots: 7.2 mi
- Chipman Preserve: 1.5 mi
- KEKA Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bow in the Clouds Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Oak Braes Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 6.8 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 5.6 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 5.6 mi
- Overlook Museum: 7.0 mi
- Air Zoo: 7.4 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 7.6 mi
- Oranges: 5.6 mi
- Untitled: 6.6 mi
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 6.6 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 7.3 mi
- The Professor: 7.4 mi
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Art Deco: 5.7 mi
- Burdick Street: 5.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 5.7 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 5.7 mi
- The Hogback: 11.6 mi
- Baird Hill: 18.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 20.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 22.5 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 9.3 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 5.4 mi
- God's Garden: 12.2 mi
- Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Willard Beach: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fred McLinden Nature Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | N 359° | 294 m | 18.8 mi |
| The Hogback | NNE 22° | 282 m | 11.6 mi |
| Graves Hill | N 360° | 280 m | 20.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 248° | 244 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:28 | 17:13 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gull Lake Biological STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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