Jens Jensen Preserve (COL)
Jens Jensen Preserve (COL) is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pepperidge Dunes Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 13 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chickaming Open Lands
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pepperidge Dunes Nature Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Harbert Road Preserve: 1.2 mi
- The Woods: 1.3 mi
- Tower Hill Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Harbert Woods: 1.5 mi
- Harbert Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Lake Township Park: 5.0 mi
- Dillard Park: 5.0 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 5.4 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 5.5 mi
- Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 13.9 mi
- Moore Woodlot: 13.9 mi
- South Vista: 14.0 mi
- The Green: 14.0 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 5.5 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 5.5 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 5.5 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 9.0 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 3.6 mi
- First Church Camp: 3.7 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 3.7 mi
- War Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 17.2 mi
- The Globe: 14.3 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 14.4 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 14.5 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 14.6 mi
- Wrestlers Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- Mount Fuller: 1.6 mi
- Pikes Peak: 1.8 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Randall: 2.3 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 3.3 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- flower walk: 13.8 mi
- Lilac Garden: 13.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.9 mi
- Railway Garden: 13.9 mi
- Weko Beach: 4.6 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 8.6 mi
- Lions Beach: 16.6 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 17.1 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 17.5 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 17.5 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 18.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 18.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Hardwoods: 16.0 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 23.7 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 10.2 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jens Jensen Preserve (COL). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SSE 157° | 280.4 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 27° | 242 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 32° | 235 m | 2.3 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 28° | 233 m | 1.9 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 24° | 229 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 19° | 227 m | 1.6 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NNE 30° | 225 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Baldy | SW 233° | 185 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:34 | 17:19 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/834537365
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 30 mi
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