Howard and Mary Dunn Edwards Nature Sanctuary
Howard and Mary Dunn Edwards Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Briar Hill stands 517 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Cove Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayfield Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Pines Park: 1.8 mi
- Arbutus Lake No. 5 Park: 2.2 mi
- Grace Macdonald Park: 2.7 mi
- Kelly Park: 2.7 mi
- Observation Hill: 6.4 mi
- McCrea Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pierce Hill: 8.3 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 10.2 mi
- Wayne Hill: 10.7 mi
- Dennos Museum Center: 8.6 mi
- Fife Lake Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
- Music House Museum: 10.2 mi
- Cider Mill: 12.9 mi
- Oilfield Building: 13.0 mi
- Woodchip Hill: 5.0 mi
- S-Curve: 5.0 mi
- Hill to the Lake: 5.6 mi
- Rope Swing: 5.6 mi
- The Chute: 6.1 mi
- Northrup Grave: 4.0 mi
- Kingsley Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 8.9 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 9.1 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 9.2 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 8.6 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 8.6 mi
- Traverse City Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 9.1 mi
- West End Beach: 10.0 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 17.2 mi
- Public Access: 17.8 mi
- North Beach: 18.4 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 20.2 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 17.9 mi
- Dodge Spring: 23.7 mi
- Jacktown: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard and Mary Dunn Edwards Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | SSW 201° | 517 m | 20.9 mi |
| Briar Hill | SSW 202° | 410 m | 18.7 mi |
| Exodus Hill | NW 313° | 370 m | 12.2 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | ESE 107° | 358 m | 18.9 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | ESE 110° | 357 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | NW 313° | 355 m | 13.4 mi |
| Varney Hill | WNW 297° | 337 m | 19.5 mi |
| Champion Hill | W 269° | 337 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse CY Cherry Capital AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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