Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve
Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert C. Keppel Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Land Conservancy of West Michigan
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Idlewood Beach Association: 0.9 mi
- Tunnel Park: 1.0 mi
- Cooper-Van Wieren Park: 1.3 mi
- Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Virginia Park Woods: 2.0 mi
- Albert C. Keppel Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Castle Park Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Dune Pines Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- VanBuren Street Dunes Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Port Sheldon Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- The Protector: 4.0 mi
- Uniting Sun: 4.1 mi
- Apothecary Gift Shop: 4.2 mi
- Wizard of Oz / Fighting Tree and Flying Monkey: 4.2 mi
- Wizard of Oz / Tinman: 4.2 mi
- Albertus C. Van Raalte: 4.3 mi
- Kumaji Kimura Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer Marker: 7.1 mi
- Francis Metallic Surfboat: 10.7 mi
- The Cappon House: 3.8 mi
- Holland Museum: 4.2 mi
- Kruizenga Art Museum: 4.7 mi
- Dekker Huis Museum: 8.8 mi
- Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum at Mount Baldhead Park: 9.6 mi
- Big White Pine Trailhead: 1.3 mi
- De Zwaan Windmill: 4.8 mi
- Windmill Island Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Organ House: 4.9 mi
- 1929 Antique Dutch Carousel: 5.0 mi
- Idlewood Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Bluff Beach: 1.2 mi
- Spyglass Beach: 1.6 mi
- Ottawa Beach: 1.9 mi
- Riley Beach: 2.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.9 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 10.0 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 10.7 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 10.8 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 18.1 mi
- Baldy: 3.9 mi
- Pelican Peak: 7.9 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 9.6 mi
- Beach Hill: 16.9 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.6 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 13.4 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 20.5 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 20.8 mi
- Singapore: 8.4 mi
- Charleston: 19.2 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Hill | SE 128° | 242 m | 16.9 mi |
| Baldy | S 190° | 233 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | S 186° | 233 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pelican Peak | S 185° | 221 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
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 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland WTP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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