McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve
McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Skidder Hill stands 301 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upriver Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Land Conservancy of West Michigan
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hungerford Lake Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Weavers Landing River Access Site: 7.2 mi
- Roller Bridge Boating Access Site: 7.7 mi
- Barton Township Park: 8.0 mi
- Switzer Lake Public Access: 8.0 mi
- Upriver Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- The Forks Boating Access Site: 7.8 mi
- M-37 Bridge Boating Access Site: 8.2 mi
- Clay Cliffs Nature Area: 13.6 mi
- Santer Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Eiffel Tower: 12.8 mi
- Anna Howard Shaw: 14.4 mi
- Dimensional Learning: 14.5 mi
- Totem Stack: 14.5 mi
- Woodbridge N. Ferris Statue: 14.5 mi
- Shrine of the Pines: 8.3 mi
- Idlewild Historic and Cultural Center: 8.8 mi
- Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery: 14.5 mi
- Old Rugged Cross Museum: 14.7 mi
- Luther Museum: 19.8 mi
- Marlborough Cement Factory: 8.1 mi
- Newaygo Portland Cement Company: 23.4 mi
- Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 14.0 mi
- Morley Rest Area 533: 25.0 mi
- Nichols Lake North: 7.9 mi
- Skidder Hill: 8.2 mi
- Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Clay Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Helen's Garden: 14.6 mi
- Beanville: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skidder Hill | SW 216° | 301 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:22 | 17:09 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Rapids WTP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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