Nature reserve · Michigan
Galbraith Plant Preserve
Galbraith Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. The nearest named place is Peltier Beach Ridge Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
Transferred from Michigan Nature Association to Thumb Land Conservancy
What to expect
- Operated by
- Thumb Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.08095, -82.48151
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fort Gratiot County Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Gratiot Parks: 2.5 mi
- Burtchville Township Park: 2.6 mi
- Robert E. Crawford Little League Park: 3.4 mi
- Burtchville Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Peltier Beach Ridge Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Bidwell Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Dead End Woods Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Sharon Rose Leonatti Memorial Plant Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Woodsong County Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 10
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 6.3 mi
- Huron Lightship: 6.9 mi
- Port Huron Museum: 8.0 mi
- Farm Museum: 11.1 mi
- Sled Museum: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Fort Gratiot Light: 6.0 mi
- Fort St. Joseph: 6.2 mi
- Great Storm of 1913 and Sailors Memorial: 6.3 mi
- The "John S. Martin": 6.3 mi
- Young Thomas Edison statue: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Painted Rocks: 3.5 mi
- Palmer Park Arch: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Point Edward: 6.3 mi
- Frog Point: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Adair Rest Area 909: 22.0 mi
- Capac Rest Area 913: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fort Gratiot Light: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Canatara Beach: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Mill Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:30 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:12 | 16:59 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Huron, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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