Helmer's Dam Robert D. VanCampen Nature Preserve
Helmer's Dam Robert D. VanCampen Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack and Tucker Harris Working Forest Reserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Little Traverse Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack and Tucker Harris Working Forest Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Vivian VanCampen Memorial Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Reed's Pigeon River Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Boyd B. Banwell Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Afton Softball Field: 1.7 mi
- Tuscarora Township Boat Launch: 6.6 mi
- Marina Park: 6.6 mi
- Cooperation Park: 6.7 mi
- Burt Lake State Park: 6.9 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 7.0 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 7.0 mi
- Ruether Brothers sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Walter and May Reuther Eternal Flame: 11.9 mi
- Walter Philip Ruether sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Blats Hill: 3.1 mi
- Griswold Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Gray Hill: 12.4 mi
- Ashman Hill: 14.0 mi
- Chandler Hill: 14.5 mi
- Giant Sturgeon Statue: 6.5 mi
- Sturgeon for Tomorrow: 12.4 mi
- Lobdell Administration Building: 13.2 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 20.0 mi
- Sea Shell City: 20.4 mi
- Topinabee Museum: 10.0 mi
- Onaway Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 19.4 mi
- Native American Log Cabin: 19.8 mi
- The History Center of Cheboygan County: 19.8 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C: 21.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 22.0 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 22.0 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 16.5 mi
- Harris Gardens: 21.9 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 22.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 22.5 mi
- Otsego County Demonstration Garden: 22.9 mi
- Devoe Beach: 7.0 mi
- Doriva Beach: 14.3 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 18.4 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 24.2 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 11.6 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 19.3 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 22.0 mi
- Shotto Spring: 13.6 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 15.2 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 21.4 mi
- Ocqueoc Falls: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helmer's Dam Robert D. VanCampen Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SW 216° | 438 m | 18.0 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | WNW 291° | 405 m | 23.2 mi |
| Nub's Knob | WNW 292° | 398 m | 20.9 mi |
| Emmet Heights | WNW 292° | 395 m | 23.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 292° | 393 m | 20.7 mi |
| Chandler Hills | WSW 237° | 382 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chandler Hill | WSW 241° | 372 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hills | SSE 150° | 372 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
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 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vanderbilt 11ene, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/992962928
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