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Lawrence A. and Mary Bell Wade Memorial Nature Sanctuary

Lawrence A. and Mary Bell Wade Memorial Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Lawrence A. and Mary Bell Wade Memorial Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is River Bluff Park, a park 1.4 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.65428, -86.15693

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Bluff Park: 1.4 mi
  • Amelanchier Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wade's Bayou Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Beery Field: 2.3 mi
  • Coghlin Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 33
Nature reserves: 31
Museums: 18
Beaches: 14
  • Oval Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Ridgewood Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Douglas Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Macatawa Park Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Ottawa Beach: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Saugatuck Dune Rides: 2.3 mi
  • Star of Saugatuck: 2.5 mi
  • Big White Pine Trailhead: 10.0 mi
  • Organ House: 10.4 mi
  • 1929 Antique Dutch Carousel: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 3.5 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 10.9 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lawrence A. and Mary Bell Wade Memorial Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillE 92°242 m11.6 mi
Mount BaldheadW 281°233 m2.7 mi
BaldyNNW 339°233 m6.6 mi
Pelican PeakNW 312°221 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0820:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:2917:15

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1105271169

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