MacCready Nature Reserve
MacCready Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Blair Roadside Park, a park 1.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 164 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 163.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin Blair Roadside Park: 1.8 mi
- Crispell Lake Public Access: 2.5 mi
- Vandercook Lake County Park: 4.5 mi
- Pine Hills Lake Public Access: 4.7 mi
- Round Lake County Park: 4.7 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 9.5 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.5 mi
- Sky Miles: 20.6 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.6 mi
- The Upside Down: 20.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Sportsman's Club: 2.4 mi
- Dahlem Environmental Education Center: 3.0 mi
- Burns Property: 3.4 mi
- Grand River Fen Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Gatewood Park: 5.3 mi
- Hatt Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bundy Hill: 5.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.6 mi
- Irish Hill: 10.2 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 12.9 mi
- Ella Sharp Museum: 6.2 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 12.4 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 12.7 mi
- Concord Universalist Church: 13.2 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 14.4 mi
- Reality T.V.: 6.2 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 6.3 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 8.4 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 8.4 mi
- Defense of the Flag: 8.5 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 8.8 mi
- McNaughton Family Plot: 10.3 mi
- Tripp's Mill: 19.1 mi
- South Marker: 20.5 mi
- North Marker: 20.7 mi
- Sandstone Rest Area 819: 11.0 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 16.6 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 24.0 mi
- Artesian Well: 5.8 mi
- Cross Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.9 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 23.1 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 16.1 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 17.9 mi
- Robert D. Wymer Memorial Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Island picnic site: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MacCready Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | S 190° | 387 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bundy Hill | SSW 213° | 381 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 132° | 372 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hatt Hill | N 3° | 348 m | 2.1 mi |
| Irish Hill | SE 138° | 344 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | NE 46° | 344 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | NE 38° | 338 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Kame | NE 43° | 328 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:24 | 17:09 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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