James and Alice Brennan Memorial Nature Sanctuary
James and Alice Brennan Memorial Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Twombly Mountain stands 349 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Alton D. McGaw Memorial Plant Preserve, a nature reserve 4.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodells County Park: 4.6 mi
- Fire Fighters Park: 6.1 mi
- Brockway Park: 7.5 mi
- Greenwood Township Park: 7.6 mi
- Riley Township Park: 8.0 mi
- Farm Museum: 4.6 mi
- Capac community historical museum: 9.8 mi
- Sled Museum: 15.3 mi
- Marysville Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Depot Museum: 15.4 mi
- Military Tank: 11.2 mi
- Fort Gratiot: 15.4 mi
- Fort St. Joseph: 15.4 mi
- Young Thomas Edison statue: 15.4 mi
- Huron Lightship: 15.5 mi
- Painted Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Palmer Park Arch: 18.6 mi
- Wolcott Mill Historic Center: 20.3 mi
- Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center Entrance: 20.6 mi
- Frontier Town: 21.6 mi
- Capac Rest Area 913: 11.7 mi
- Adair Rest Area 909: 16.5 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 19.4 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 24.7 mi
- April Milsap Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 24.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.1 mi
- Point Edward: 15.8 mi
- Frog Point: 19.7 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Fort Gratiot Light: 15.6 mi
- Canatara Beach: 16.4 mi
- Twombly Mountain: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James and Alice Brennan Memorial Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twombly Mountain | SW 235° | 349 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:13 | 17:00 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yale 1 NNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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