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Gosline Preserve

Gosline Preserve from directly overhead

Gosline Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Lake County Park, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 140 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40360, -83.81263

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
  • Delhi Rapids: 4.8 mi
  • Delhi Rapids: 4.8 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 5.1 mi
  • The: 5.2 mi
  • Kayak Beach: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 41
Gardens: 36
Museums: 33
Picnic sites: 29
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Peach Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 6.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 9.2 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 9.4 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Maple Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.7 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 15.7 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 1°405 m9.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 2°399 m9.4 mi
Mount KanzerNE 36°351 m18.6 mi
Mount OmichNE 36°347 m19.4 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 255°344 m14.2 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 251°338 m21.4 mi
Teeple HillNE 40°336 m20.6 mi
Peak 1083NE 40°330 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1119:48
June solstice05:5920:3421:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0216:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434455766706962503828
Precip in2.42.12.43.03.63.73.43.33.12.82.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/450069057

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