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Gladwin School Nature Area

Gladwin School Nature Area from directly overhead

Gladwin School Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Pointers Hill stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Hunting Club, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Gladwin Community Schools

How to reach it

Coordinates43.94127, -84.43892

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gladwin Community Arena Park: 3.4 mi
  • Historic Market Place: 3.5 mi
  • Leo Ross Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ross Lake Park: 4.6 mi
  • Billings Township Park: 7.8 mi
Museums: 17
Gardens: 13
  • Snake Creek Overlook: 23.7 mi
  • Dahlia Hill: 23.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Trial Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Children's Garden: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 17.9 mi
  • Alger Rest Area 625: 19.8 mi
  • West Branch Rest Area 433: 23.1 mi
  • Linwood Rest Area 626: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Wooden Jump: 20.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 23.3 mi
  • Standish Historic Train: 24.0 mi
  • Rope Swing: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Solar Powered Earth: 23.2 mi
  • Lumber Jack statue: 23.8 mi
  • Founders Circle: 23.9 mi
  • Family Sculpture: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Edwnville Falls: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gladwin School Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pointers HillNNE 15°396 m23.9 mi
Tolfee HillNNE 24°344 m23.1 mi
Kuhn HillNNE 29°314 m23.3 mi
Cook HillsNNE 26°298 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:50
June solstice05:5620:4021:25
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:1016:1617:03

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1229701067

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