Joan Rodman Memorial Preserve
Joan Rodman Memorial Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Prospect Hill stands 372 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pembroke Commons, a park 1.2 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 27 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Pembroke Commons: 1.2 mi
- Stonecliff Park: 1.2 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Woodcreek Park: 1.4 mi
- Saline Community Hospital Green: 1.4 mi
- Pittsfield Stream Corridor: 4.3 mi
- Pittsfield Preserve North: 5.8 mi
- Scio Woods Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Pittsfield Preserve: South East: 5.9 mi
- Brauer Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Jewel Heart: 5.2 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 7.2 mi
- Southeast Tower: 7.3 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 7.3 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 7.4 mi
- Mill Pond Painted Rock: 1.3 mi
- Dash: 5.3 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 5.4 mi
- Untitled: 5.8 mi
- Book of Knowledge: 8.0 mi
- Grewal Park Southwest Entry Monument: 5.3 mi
- Grewal Park Northwest Entry Monument: 5.3 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 8.1 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 8.2 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 8.3 mi
- Holy Faith Food Garden: 1.9 mi
- Saline Rec Center Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Edible Garden: 6.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.5 mi
- UM Research Museums Center: 6.3 mi
- Cobblestone Farm: 7.4 mi
- Argus Museum: 7.9 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 8.1 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 8.1 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.4 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 16.7 mi
- Peach Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Riley Hill: 18.1 mi
- Cassidy Kame: 18.2 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 13.0 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 21.7 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 23.7 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 24.1 mi
- Rawsonville: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joan Rodman Memorial Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WSW 247° | 372 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | NW 313° | 344 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | WNW 294° | 338 m | 21.9 mi |
| Big Kame | NW 315° | 328 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 308° | 327 m | 18.7 mi |
| Stofer Hill | NW 318° | 321 m | 18.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 324° | 318 m | 20.2 mi |
| Riley Hill | NW 316° | 317 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:22 | 17:07 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saline Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/818864911
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 19 mi
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 24 mi
- Monroe · 28 mi
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