Kindel Natural Area
Kindel Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Mount Nethaway stands 267 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 108 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 108.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleepy Hollow State Park: 2.1 mi
- Ovid Little League Field: 3.5 mi
- Boyer Park: 3.7 mi
- Gumaer Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Bates Scout Park: 5.0 mi
- Anima Librata: 16.0 mi
- Cassiopeia: 16.0 mi
- Twyla: 16.0 mi
- Bird: 16.1 mi
- Spartan Statue: 16.3 mi
- A Looking Glass Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Bengel Wildlife Center: 11.1 mi
- Eureka Natural Area: 11.4 mi
- Richard A. Padgett Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- Towner Wetland Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Rochester Colony Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Paine-Gillam-Scott House: 8.0 mi
- St. Johns Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Zolton Ferency Memorial Rock: 15.8 mi
- JonBoy's Plant Paradise: 3.4 mi
- Jan Nash Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
- Towar Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Lake O' The Hills Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Slater Commuity Garden: 15.5 mi
- Rochester Colony Schoolhouse: 6.3 mi
- Clinton Northern Railway Museum: 8.0 mi
- Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
- Bath School Museum: 10.0 mi
- Meridian Historical Village: 15.9 mi
- Uncle John's Cider Mill: 13.0 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 15.9 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 16.2 mi
- Old Town: 16.3 mi
- The Rock: 16.4 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 6.9 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 11.6 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 19.0 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 19.5 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 20.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 13.5 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 19.0 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 1.0 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 2.8 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 13.0 mi
- Hog Island: 15.8 mi
- The Island: 18.5 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kindel Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nethaway | ESE 111° | 267 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hog Island | ESE 114° | 259 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | N 4° | 238 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Island | WNW 299° | 216 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:20 | 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 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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