Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary
Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Village of Cement City Park, a park 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 167 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
How to reach it
- 167.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Village of Cement City Park: 0.9 mi
- Cambridge Junction Historic State Park: 4.7 mi
- McCourtie Park: 4.8 mi
- Swain Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Somerset State Game Area: 5.1 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 15.1 mi
- Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 20.1 mi
- Sky Miles: 21.5 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.5 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.5 mi
- Columbia Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- MacCready Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Sportsman's Club: 6.0 mi
- Frances Broehl Memorial No. 1 Nature Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Burns Property: 7.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.7 mi
- Irish Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bundy Hill: 7.3 mi
- Hatt Hill: 7.5 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 10.5 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 11.6 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 13.7 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 13.9 mi
- Hudson Museum: 14.6 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 16.5 mi
- Reality T.V.: 11.6 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 11.6 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 13.4 mi
- Have A Nice Day: 13.6 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 13.6 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 4.4 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 14.8 mi
- Tripp's Mill: 17.1 mi
- Historical monuments, war veterans: 18.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 16.7 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 18.2 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 21.6 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Artesian Well: 2.3 mi
- Cross Spring: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.4 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 10.9 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 11.7 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 18.4 mi
- Robert D. Wymer Memorial Pavilion: 22.3 mi
- Island picnic site: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | SW 217° | 387 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bundy Hill | W 265° | 381 m | 7.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 126° | 372 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hatt Hill | NNW 328° | 348 m | 7.5 mi |
| Irish Hill | SE 141° | 344 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | NNE 31° | 344 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | NNE 19° | 338 m | 17.4 mi |
| Big Kame | NNE 29° | 328 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:35 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton 2wnw, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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