George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve
George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a park 0.6 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Pine Grove Park: 0.9 mi
- Gens Park: 1.0 mi
- East Bay Park: 1.9 mi
- Indian Woods Park: 2.1 mi
- Dennos Museum Center: 2.4 mi
- Music House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 10.9 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 14.7 mi
- Observation Hill: 1.8 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 3.6 mi
- Wayne Hill: 5.5 mi
- Morgan Hill: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Hill: 6.0 mi
- The Chute: 3.5 mi
- S-Curve: 3.5 mi
- 2k Hill: 3.5 mi
- Sand Pit ORV Area: 3.6 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 3.7 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 3.6 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 3.6 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 4.8 mi
- Northrup Grave: 9.4 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 3.0 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 3.1 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 3.1 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.7 mi
- West End Beach: 4.6 mi
- North Beach: 12.8 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 13.4 mi
- Public Access: 14.1 mi
- Haserot Beach: 15.4 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 15.8 mi
- Dodge Spring: 19.9 mi
- Jacktown: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | SSW 194° | 410 m | 24.6 mi |
| Exodus Hill | WNW 282° | 370 m | 8.0 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | ESE 122° | 358 m | 22.8 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | SE 124° | 357 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | WNW 286° | 355 m | 9.0 mi |
| Varney Hill | W 278° | 337 m | 16.3 mi |
| Champion Hill | WSW 254° | 337 m | 24.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SW 223° | 332 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:16 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse CY Cherry Capital AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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