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Myron Perlman Nature Preserve

Myron Perlman Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Myron Perlman Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Earl and Gene Beck Memorial Plant Preserve, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chickaming Open Lands

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86882, -86.40192

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 58
Artworks: 29
  • The Globe: 6.5 mi
  • AU Flower Bed: 6.8 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 6.8 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 6.9 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Lilac Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Railway Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Nature Adventure Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 2.8 mi
  • Moore Woodlot: 2.8 mi
  • The Green: 2.8 mi
  • South Vista: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Weko Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lions Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 16.9 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Stone Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Hardwoods: 14.9 mi
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 18.9 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Myron Perlman Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSSW 199°280.4 m14.7 mi
Vargo HillS 172°270 m21.4 mi
Reeves HillS 173°264 m20.8 mi
Mount EdwardWNW 296°242 m10.3 mi
Mount RandallWNW 286°235 m10.2 mi
Tower HillWNW 284°233 m10.5 mi
Pikes PeakWNW 284°229 m10.7 mi
Mount FullerWNW 283°227 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4321:25
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1116:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938496069727164534131
Precip in3.02.32.53.74.24.03.74.43.54.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1174688491

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