Miller Nature Area
Miller Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wellington Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wellington Park: 0.2 mi
- Mixtwood Pomona Park: 0.3 mi
- Maryfield Wildwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Creal Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Sports Complex: 0.6 mi
- Hannah Park: 0.5 mi
- Fair Glen Commons Private Park: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Brooks Nature Area: 0.8 mi
- Riverwood Nature Area: 0.9 mi
- Eberwhite Woods: 1.1 mi
- The Kerrytown Arch: 1.1 mi
- Book of Knowledge: 1.5 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 1.6 mi
- The Cube: 1.6 mi
- Sunday Morning in Deep Waters: 1.6 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 1.5 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 1.8 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 1.8 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.8 mi
- Southeast Tower: 1.9 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 1.3 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 1.6 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Michigan League: 1.7 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 1.7 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 1.7 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 1.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Edible Garden: 2.1 mi
- Argus Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum On Main: 1.0 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.9 mi
- Peach Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 11.4 mi
- Riley Hill: 16.1 mi
- Stofer Hill: 16.2 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.5 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.3 mi
- Martindale Beach: 17.8 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.2 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.3 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.7 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 23.9 mi
- Rawsonville: 12.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Miller Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 353° | 405 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 353° | 399 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 21° | 351 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 285° | 344 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 273° | 338 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 290° | 328 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 282° | 327 m | 17.7 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 291° | 321 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor Muni AP, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel733 obs
- Eastern Cottontail590 obs
- Amur honeysuckle365 obs
- white clover327 obs
- American Robin300 obs
- tree-of-heaven299 obs
- ground-ivy280 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk275 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/260566885
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 24 mi
- Carleton · 25 mi
- Monroe County · 29 mi
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