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George and Sue Lane Preserve

George and Sue Lane Preserve from directly overhead

George and Sue Lane Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Preachers Hill stands 424 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Township Park, a park 3.2 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Little Forks Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates44.07160, -84.57426

113 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Sage Township Park: 3.2 mi
  • Pratt Lake Public Access: 3.4 mi
  • Historic Market Place: 7.8 mi
  • Gladwin Community Arena Park: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Four Public Access: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 12
Museums: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 18.2 mi
  • West Branch Rest Area 433: 21.2 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 22.3 mi
  • Alger Rest Area 625: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Edwnville Falls: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of George and Sue Lane Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preachers HillNNE 34°424 m23.2 mi
Murray HillN 2°418 m24.0 mi
Emery HillNNW 337°414 m14.2 mi
Ninemile HillN 358°400 m21.9 mi
Pointers HillNE 43°396 m19.1 mi
Sixmile HillN 356°388 m24.8 mi
Blue MountainWNW 288°377 m18.0 mi
Birch HillN 353°377 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice05:5620:4121:26
September equinox07:2619:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1617:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212232435666706860483727
Precip in2.21.72.13.53.83.53.23.42.83.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladwin, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1469300807

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