Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary
Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Portman Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Audubon Society
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mattawan Park: 3.2 mi
- Wolf Tree Nature Trails: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Lake Public Access: 3.9 mi
- 6th Street Park: 4.6 mi
- Fish Lake Public Access: 4.9 mi
- Portman Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Schellenberg Woods: 4.3 mi
- Maple Island: 5.6 mi
- Sand Creek Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- South Street: 10.4 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 10.5 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 10.7 mi
- Year Round Golf: 11.5 mi
- Leo J. Burch Park: 12.1 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 10.5 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 10.5 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 11.7 mi
- Air Zoo: 11.9 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Western W: 8.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 10.5 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 10.5 mi
- Burdick Street: 10.5 mi
- Art Deco: 10.5 mi
- The Committee: 8.7 mi
- The Professor: 8.8 mi
- Bird Effigy: 8.8 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 8.9 mi
- Untitled: 9.7 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 10.8 mi
- God's Garden: 11.4 mi
- People's Plot: 23.8 mi
- People's Plot: 23.8 mi
- Mushroom garden: 23.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 20.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 21.2 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 9.3 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | S 186° | 334 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | S 179° | 317 m | 20.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 235° | 244 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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