Nature reserve · Wisconsin

Heins Creek Nature Preserve

Heins Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Heins Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Lowe stands 226 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. Door County Coastal Byway runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Door County Land Trust

Getting there

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Coordinates45.01420, -87.14655

On the Door County Coastal Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Meridian County Park: 0.7 mi
Lyle-Harter-Matter County Park: 1.0 mi
Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area: 2.7 mi
Lakeside Park: 3.1 mi
Anclam Park: 3.3 mi

Nature reserves31

Heins Creek Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
Peninsula Center Natural Area: 3.9 mi
Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach State Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Baileys Harbor Swamp State Natural Area: 6.5 mi

Historic sites19

Wood cabin: 6.3 mi
Anderson Store and Dock: 10.3 mi
Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf: 11.5 mi
Horseshoe Island Memorial: 11.8 mi
Minnie Hesh Cochems: 16.3 mi

Museums15

Two-Seat Privy: 7.0 mi
Oil House: 7.0 mi
Alexander Noble House Museum: 9.2 mi
Historic Iverson House: 9.7 mi
Ephraim Fire Museum: 9.8 mi

Beaches11

Egg Harbor Beach: 7.1 mi
Fish Creek Public Beach: 9.1 mi
Sunset Beach Park: 9.4 mi
Village of Ephraim Public Beach: 9.5 mi
Nicolet Bay Beach: 11.1 mi

Peaks6

Old Baldy: 7.0 mi
595: 11.5 mi
591: 12.1 mi
595: 12.5 mi
Mount Lowe: 15.1 mi

Lighthouses6

Fog Signal Building: 16.4 mi
Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
Sherwood Point Cottage: 16.4 mi
Oil House: 16.4 mi
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse: 17.2 mi

Cliffs4

Svens Bluff: 9.3 mi
Sister Bluffs: 11.9 mi
Ellison Bluff: 16.9 mi
Ellison Bluff: 17.0 mi

Attractions2

Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 20.0 mi
Renard's Cheese & Deli: 24.3 mi

Artworks2

Bear Statue: 22.6 mi
Fisherman Statue: 22.7 mi

Gardens1

The Garden Door: 13.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Lowe	SW 228°	226 m	15.1 mi
709	SW 233°	216 m	17.2 mi
595	NNW 330°	181 m	11.5 mi
595	NNW 332°	181 m	12.5 mi
591	NNW 330°	180 m	12.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:22	19:01
June solstice	05:03	19:54	20:40
September equinox	06:36	18:09	18:48
December solstice	07:25	15:21	16:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	19	21	30	41	53	63	69	67	61	49	37	26
Precip in	1.7	1.1	1.7	2.7	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.6	2.3	1.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1487334816

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