Kesling Nature Preserve
Kesling Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Keep, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Keep: 0.9 mi
- Glassman Park: 3.0 mi
- Galien River County Park: 3.6 mi
- Younger Family Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Edward and Elizabeth Leonard Wildlife Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Watkins Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Carver Park: 3.1 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 3.1 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 3.2 mi
- Dillard Park: 3.4 mi
- Mount Fuller: 9.1 mi
- Pikes Peak: 9.3 mi
- Tower Hill: 9.4 mi
- Mount Randall: 9.7 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 10.7 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 9.2 mi
- Lake Clare: 10.1 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Tree Sign: 11.7 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 12.5 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 11.1 mi
- First Church Camp: 11.1 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 11.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.5 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 12.5 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 1.9 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 3.1 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 3.2 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 11.9 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 11.9 mi
- Duet: 12.7 mi
- The Globe: 19.9 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 20.1 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 4.7 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 11.8 mi
- Stone Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
- Weko Beach: 12.0 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 12.2 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 12.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 13.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 13.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 13.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 13.3 mi
- Breakwater Light: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Hardwoods: 11.4 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 18.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 4.2 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 18.9 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 18.7 mi
- Tremont: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kesling Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SE 131° | 280.4 m | 11.5 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SE 132° | 270 m | 22.2 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SE 132° | 264 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 21° | 242 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 21° | 235 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 20° | 233 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 19° | 229 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 18° | 227 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:35 | 17:20 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 12 mi away.
- Blue Grosbeak21 obs
- Yellow-throated Warbler16 obs
- Blue Dasher15 obs
- Dickcissel12 obs
- prairie trillium10 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing9 obs
- Cerulean Warbler9 obs
- Red-headed Woodpecker8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1093195396
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 25 mi
- Portage · 30 mi
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