Martha A. Curtis Nature Preserve
Martha A. Curtis Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Steep Climb, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Little Traverse Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay View Woods Park: 0.3 mi
- Petoskey Winter Sports Park: 0.7 mi
- Lockwood Park: 0.9 mi
- Sunset Park: 1.0 mi
- Arlington Park: 1.0 mi
- Clark Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- South Round Lake Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Round Lake Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Kuebler Trippe Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Martha Cavanagh Cameron Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Pintail Peak: 6.0 mi
- Tower Hill: 6.2 mi
- Nub's Knob: 6.5 mi
- Graham Benchmark: 6.8 mi
- Emmet Heights: 7.4 mi
- Steep Climb: 0.2 mi
- Steep Climb: 0.3 mi
- Steep Climb: 0.4 mi
- Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 1.6 mi
- Highpoint Corner: 1.6 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 1.1 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 1.1 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 1.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 1.4 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 6.4 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Blackbird Museum: 4.6 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 14.2 mi
- Children Playing: 2.6 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 5.4 mi
- Block M Rock: 7.7 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 14.6 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 14.6 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 1.1 mi
- Harris Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 1.7 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 17.7 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 4.6 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 12.1 mi
- Devoe Beach: 15.2 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 1.4 mi
- Shotto Spring: 7.2 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 8.8 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 17.7 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 22.0 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 24.2 mi
- Steak Ride: 8.3 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 16.6 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martha A. Curtis Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SSE 147° | 438 m | 19.0 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | N 353° | 405 m | 6.8 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NNE 13° | 398 m | 6.5 mi |
| Emmet Heights | N 351° | 395 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 14° | 393 m | 6.2 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | S 181° | 393 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SSE 147° | 382 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SE 136° | 372 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:11 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey Ncmc, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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