Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Doss Mountain stands 296 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Dickory Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Auburn University
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 27.5 mi off the Interstate 185
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Dickory Park: 1.9 mi
- Sam Harris Park: 3.1 mi
- Old Main and Church Street Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Felton Little Park: 3.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Eta Kappa Nu: 3.9 mi
- Bent: 3.9 mi
- Bent: 4.0 mi
- Charles Barkley: 4.2 mi
- Pat Sullivan: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Monument: 3.8 mi
- WWI Memorial: 4.1 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 18.1 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 18.1 mi
- Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art: 5.2 mi
- Museum of East Alabama: 6.3 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Fairfax Depot: 20.0 mi
- Legacy Museum: 20.3 mi
- University Seal: 4.0 mi
- Civil War Cannon Lathe: 4.0 mi
- Founders' Oak: 4.6 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 20.6 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 20.6 mi
- Doss Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Baxley Hill: 21.4 mi
- Smith Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 23.9 mi
- The Mountain: 24.2 mi
- Macon County Rest Area South Bound: 13.1 mi
- Macon County Rest Area North Bound: 13.6 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 North: 22.8 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Centennial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 4.7 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Coon Creek Tract: 22.9 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Mountain | NW 324° | 296 m | 17.1 mi |
| Williams Mountain | E 82° | 284 m | 24.6 mi |
| The Mountain | ENE 57° | 273 m | 24.2 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WNW 297° | 239 m | 22.8 mi |
| Baxley Hill | WSW 242° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Opelika, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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