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Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow

Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow from directly overhead

Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharon Mills County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 157 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17770, -84.10939

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Sky Miles: 10.8 mi
  • The Upside Down: 10.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 10.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 10.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 26
Historic sites: 22
Peaks: 17
Museums: 16
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 7.4 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Dexter Area Museum: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Trestle Park Comfort Station: 19.2 mi
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 20.6 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Artesian Well: 15.6 mi
  • Cross Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nan Weston Preserve at Sharon Hollow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelso RidgeSW 226°387 m23.5 mi
Bundy HillWSW 245°381 m19.8 mi
Prospect HillSW 217°372 m12.6 mi
Hatt HillW 264°348 m14.6 mi
Cassidy KameN 7°344 m12.1 mi
Irish HillSW 215°344 m13.7 mi
Sackrider HillNNW 329°338 m10.0 mi
Big KameN 5°328 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice06:0120:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5919:36
December solstice08:0316:2317:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535475868717063513929
Precip in2.32.02.23.24.13.13.43.12.92.62.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/679375591

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