Hidden Pond Preserve
Hidden Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Lake Public Access, a park 3.4 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Lake Public Access: 3.4 mi
- Long Lake Outdoor Center: 4.4 mi
- Orangeville Township Park: 5.8 mi
- Airport Road Boating Access Site: 5.8 mi
- Crooked Lake Public Access: 6.2 mi
- Historic Stagecoach: 8.7 mi
- Sixberry House: 10.7 mi
- Lee School: 10.7 mi
- Hastings Township Halls: 10.7 mi
- Bank: 10.7 mi
- Edger Waterfowl Production Area: 4.4 mi
- Heath Road Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Pierce Cedar Creek Institute: 7.0 mi
- Leach Lake Public Access: 9.9 mi
- Gertrude McPharlin Bauer Nature Sanctuary: 12.2 mi
- Bernard Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Historic Bowens Mills: 6.9 mi
- Gilmore Car Museum: 10.4 mi
- Overlook Museum: 13.5 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Orangeville Veterans' Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Union Monument: 7.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Gavin Hill Marker: 8.9 mi
- Dolan Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Union Block Mural: 7.6 mi
- What's Next World?: 21.1 mi
- Compass Pole Monument: 21.9 mi
- Wind-Driven Rotating Mobile: 21.9 mi
- Friendship Park Stone Marker: 22.1 mi
- Baird Hill: 3.6 mi
- Graves Hill: 4.1 mi
- The Hogback: 7.8 mi
- Dias Hill: 18.6 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 20.4 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Saranac Rest Area 532: 23.7 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Middleville Community Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 22.0 mi
- Fishing Beach: 8.6 mi
- Willard Beach: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hidden Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | NW 320° | 311 m | 18.6 mi |
| Baird Hill | W 275° | 294 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Hogback | S 173° | 282 m | 7.8 mi |
| Graves Hill | WNW 302° | 280 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings, 7 mi away.
- Tree Swallow17 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee15 obs
- Baltimore Checkerspot14 obs
- sensitive fern13 obs
- Blue-winged Warbler12 obs
- Spongy Moth11 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee11 obs
- Carolina horsenettle11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/998460055
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