Grand River Fen Preserve
Grand River Fen Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Lake County Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 165 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 165.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Lake County Park: 0.5 mi
- Pine Hills Lake Public Access: 1.0 mi
- Crispell Lake Public Access: 2.0 mi
- Kathe & Cali Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- McCourtie Park: 3.6 mi
- Burns Property: 0.8 mi
- MacCready Nature Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Dahlem Environmental Education Center: 5.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Sportsman's Club: 6.7 mi
- Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary: 7.6 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 9.0 mi
- Concord Universalist Church: 11.2 mi
- Grosvenor House Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 16.7 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 16.9 mi
- Reality T.V.: 9.0 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 9.1 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 11.3 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 11.3 mi
- Have A Nice Day: 11.4 mi
- Bundy Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hatt Hill: 5.8 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 10.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.1 mi
- Irish Hill: 11.3 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 11.6 mi
- The Upside Down: 24.8 mi
- Sky Miles: 24.8 mi
- The Upside Down: 24.8 mi
- The Upside Down: 24.8 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 8.3 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 13.7 mi
- Tripp's Mill: 15.7 mi
- South Marker: 23.6 mi
- North Marker: 23.8 mi
- Artesian Well: 6.0 mi
- Cross Spring: 7.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.7 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 24.7 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 18.5 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 12.6 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 19.3 mi
- Robert D. Wymer Memorial Pavilion: 17.8 mi
- Island picnic site: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand River Fen Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | S 174° | 387 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bundy Hill | S 176° | 381 m | 2.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ESE 110° | 372 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hatt Hill | NE 36° | 348 m | 5.8 mi |
| Irish Hill | ESE 116° | 344 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | NE 41° | 338 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jerusalem Hills | NNW 328° | 297 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:25 | 17:10 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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