Heritage Oaks Nature Preserve
Heritage Oaks Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
- 23.1 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Harris Park: 0.4 mi
- Heraty Park: 0.6 mi
- Quirk Park: 0.9 mi
- Riggs Heritage Park: 1.3 mi
- Victory Park: 1.3 mi
- Belleville Area Museum: 1.2 mi
- Michigan Flight Museum: 1.8 mi
- Roush Aeronautics Center: 1.8 mi
- Romulus Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Old Rawsonville Village Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Marine Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Woodruff’s Grove: 6.3 mi
- Michigan’s Interurbans: 6.6 mi
- MTB Skinny: 4.1 mi
- Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 4.1 mi
- Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 8.9 mi
- Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 8.9 mi
- Pirate Ship: 8.9 mi
- Coins Collection: 6.6 mi
- Man With Umbrella: 6.7 mi
- Boy With Plaid Scarf: 6.8 mi
- Triangle Stack: 7.1 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 7.1 mi
- LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Sassafras Trails Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Meyer Preserve West: 7.9 mi
- Meyer Preserve East: 8.0 mi
- Jack R. Smiley Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Clay Hill Community Farm and Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Cultivate Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Frog Island Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden: 10.6 mi
- Washago Pond Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Big Bend Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Flint Woods Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.3 mi
- Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 22.4 mi
- Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 22.5 mi
- Martindale Beach: 22.5 mi
- Maple Beach: 22.9 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 14.0 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 16.5 mi
- Halsted Hill: 19.6 mi
- Mt Tom: 22.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 24.4 mi
- Rawsonville: 3.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heritage Oaks Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | N 9° | 297 m | 19.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 288° | 287 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mt Tom | NNE 24° | 257 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1094250689
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 12 mi
- Maybee · 15 mi
- Monroe County · 21 mi
- Monroe · 22 mi
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