Nature Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Lake County Park, a park 1.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 141 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
- 141.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Lake County Park: 1.3 mi
- Whitmore Lake City Park: 2.8 mi
- Northfield Estates Park: 2.9 mi
- Delhi Metropolitan Park: 3.9 mi
- Whitmore Lake Boating Access Site: 4.2 mi
- Gosline Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Mud Lake Bog: 2.0 mi
- Woodland Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Whitmore Lake Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Northfield Woods Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Delhi Rapids: 3.7 mi
- Delhi Rapids: 3.7 mi
- Kayak Log Pile: 4.8 mi
- Spectator Point: 4.9 mi
- Title IX Plaza: 5.0 mi
- Day and Night: 4.6 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 6.3 mi
- The Golden Beacon: 7.6 mi
- The Kerrytown Arch: 7.6 mi
- 3 Cubes In A 7 Axis Relationship: 7.7 mi
- Delhi Bridge Commemorative Plaque: 3.7 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 7.7 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 7.9 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 7.9 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Food Gatherers: 6.0 mi
- Community Food Forest at Leslie Park: 6.6 mi
- Project Grow Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 8.0 mi
- Peony Garden: 8.2 mi
- Dexter Area Museum: 5.5 mi
- Museum On Main: 7.5 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 7.7 mi
- Argus Museum: 7.9 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Peach Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 6.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.8 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 10.4 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 10.6 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 9.3 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 9.4 mi
- Martindale Beach: 12.7 mi
- Maple Beach: 13.0 mi
- Waldenwoods Beach: 18.1 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 3.3 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 17.1 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Rawsonville: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 357° | 405 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 358° | 399 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 32° | 351 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Omich | NNE 33° | 347 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | W 261° | 344 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | WSW 255° | 338 m | 21.8 mi |
| Teeple Hill | NE 36° | 336 m | 21.1 mi |
| Peak 1083 | NE 36° | 330 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:34 | 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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