Heffron Preserve
Heffron Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pat's Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Leelanau Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pat's Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Teichner Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Krumweide Forest Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Palmer Woods: 3.8 mi
- Glen Lake Ridgeline: 4.5 mi
- Lime Lake Public Access: 0.8 mi
- Kasson Township Park: 1.6 mi
- Myles Kimmerly Park: 2.3 mi
- Cleveland Township Park: 3.4 mi
- Ball Park: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.3 mi
- Varney Hill: 7.0 mi
- Fouch Hill: 7.7 mi
- Warner Hill: 8.1 mi
- Time to Let Go: 13.5 mi
- Greetings from Traverse City: 13.7 mi
- Perry Hannah: 13.7 mi
- Enspire: 13.8 mi
- Untitled: 13.9 mi
- Miller Hill School: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Leland Historical District (Fishtown): 11.0 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 13.4 mi
- The Cistern: 13.1 mi
- 45th Parallel: 13.6 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 14.7 mi
- Suspendend Overlook: 16.3 mi
- Rope Swing: 17.4 mi
- Glen Haven Cannery Boathouse: 8.8 mi
- Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum: 9.2 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
- Leelanau Historical Museum: 11.0 mi
- Beeman Barn: 11.1 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 13.4 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 13.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.4 mi
- South Beach: 10.7 mi
- West End Beach: 12.9 mi
- Peterson Road Beach: 15.9 mi
- Haserot Beach: 18.9 mi
- Beulah Beach: 20.9 mi
- Dodge Spring: 5.6 mi
- Marl Springs: 13.3 mi
- artesian well: 15.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.6 mi
- Boathouse: 23.6 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Jacktown: 9.5 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 10.3 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heffron Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | SE 137° | 370 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | SE 138° | 355 m | 9.1 mi |
| Varney Hill | S 191° | 337 m | 7.0 mi |
| Champion Hill | SSW 208° | 337 m | 18.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 173° | 332 m | 22.4 mi |
| Warner Hill | S 189° | 331 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SSE 156° | 322 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fouch Hill | ESE 119° | 321 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:49 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:17 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maple City 1E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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