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Grand Beach Marsh

Grand Beach Marsh from directly overhead

Grand Beach Marsh is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is West Nature Study Trails, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chickaming Open Lands

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77593, -86.78110

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks: 43
  • Bismarck Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Crescent Dune: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 8.9 mi
  • Mount McCray: 9.5 mi
  • Mount Jensen: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 33
Historic sites: 27
Beaches: 22
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Washington Park Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Crescent Dune Beach: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 17
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 2.1 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Duet: 7.0 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 11.8 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillESE 117°280.4 m16.6 mi
Mount EdwardNE 43°242 m15.0 mi
Mount RandallNE 46°235 m13.3 mi
Tower HillNE 46°233 m12.9 mi
Pikes PeakNE 46°229 m12.8 mi
Mount FullerNE 46°227 m12.5 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 45°225 m14.3 mi
Mount HoldenWSW 241°194 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2319:59
June solstice06:1320:4421:26
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1216:3517:20

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837496069737265534030
Precip in3.02.52.73.84.34.44.04.23.44.13.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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