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Holliday Nature Preserve

Holliday Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Holliday Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 199 m. Mount Kanzer stands 351 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden Woods Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
199 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.34525, -83.39431
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linden Woods Park: 0.9 mi
  • Levan Knoll Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Scottsdale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Nankin Mills Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Tree Climb Feature: 1.1 mi
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 1.1 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 1.4 mi
  • Terabithia Bridge: 5.5 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • City Park: 1.4 mi
  • Madonna Park: 3.0 mi
  • Sassafras Trails Nature Center: 3.3 mi
  • Golfview Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Harry Tatigian Park & Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • First Responders Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Fallen Heroes Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 5.8 mi
Artworks
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 3.4 mi
  • Triangle Stack: 3.4 mi
  • Hello: 5.2 mi
  • Land and Sea: 5.3 mi
  • The Purple Pitcher Plant: 5.5 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Grove: 14.1 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 15.0 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 15.0 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 15.0 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Halsted Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Mt Tom: 13.3 mi
  • Mont Beau: 21.0 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 21.4 mi
  • Peak 1083: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 18.1 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KanzerNNW 332°351 m21.6 mi
Mount OmichNNW 334°347 m21.9 mi
Teeple HillNNW 338°336 m21.4 mi
Peak 1083NNW 338°330 m21.4 mi
Haven HillNNW 337°323 m22.2 mi
Mont BeauNNW 330°311 m21.0 mi
Halsted HillN 353°297 m11.1 mi
Mt TomNNE 22°257 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969737164524031
Precip in2.52.32.33.33.63.33.53.23.02.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30478951

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