Kate Palmer Wildlife Sanctuary
Kate Palmer Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, a attraction 2.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 158 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Audubon Society
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 157.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 2.0 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.5 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.6 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.6 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.6 mi
- Sparks Foundation County Park: 3.0 mi
- Bloomfield Park: 3.1 mi
- Falling Waters Trail County Park: 3.2 mi
- Griffin Park: 3.7 mi
- Ganson Street Park: 3.8 mi
- Dahlem Environmental Education Center: 6.0 mi
- Gatewood Park: 6.0 mi
- MacCready Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Sportsman's Club: 9.2 mi
- Burns Property: 9.9 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 4.0 mi
- Concord Universalist Church: 8.8 mi
- Gardner House Museum: 13.5 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 13.9 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 13.9 mi
- Hatt Hill: 7.4 mi
- Bundy Hill: 12.6 mi
- Sackrider Hill: 15.0 mi
- Jerusalem Hills: 15.8 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 15.9 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 3.9 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 3.9 mi
- Reality T.V.: 4.0 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 4.0 mi
- Have A Nice Day: 4.1 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 6.5 mi
- South Marker: 14.4 mi
- North Marker: 14.5 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 17.6 mi
- Justin James Ward Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 9.5 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Marshall Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Cross Spring: 6.4 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 14.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 14.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.0 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 22.0 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 24.1 mi
- Robert D. Wymer Memorial Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Island picnic site: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kate Palmer Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | S 173° | 387 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bundy Hill | S 173° | 381 m | 12.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 140° | 372 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hatt Hill | SE 138° | 348 m | 7.4 mi |
| Irish Hill | SE 143° | 344 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | ENE 69° | 344 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | ENE 72° | 338 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Kame | ENE 65° | 328 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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