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Hansen Nature Area

Hansen Nature Area from directly overhead

Hansen Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dicken Woods Nature Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.26731, -83.78159
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • South Maple Park: 0.3 mi
  • Las Vegas Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mushroom Park: 0.7 mi
  • Winewood Thaler Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dicken Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Northwest Tower (Ross): 1.6 mi
  • Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.6 mi
  • Northeast Tower (Tisch): 1.7 mi
  • Southeast Tower: 1.7 mi
  • Nickels Arcade: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 43
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 32
Peaks: 15
Beaches: 8
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Maple Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 6.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 356°405 m18.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 356°399 m18.9 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 291°344 m16.4 mi
Sackrider HillW 276°338 m22.0 mi
Big KameWNW 295°328 m17.2 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 287°327 m17.4 mi
Stofer HillWNW 297°321 m16.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 306°318 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242535475866716961503929
Precip in1.71.51.93.03.43.63.22.72.82.22.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • common buckthorn180 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle175 obs
  • white clover168 obs
  • ground-ivy134 obs
  • bloodroot131 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel126 obs
  • yellow trout lily122 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail119 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/393917968

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