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Northfield Woods Preserve

Northfield Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Northfield Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arbor Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34715, -83.74148

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olson Park: 2.0 mi
  • Foxfire West Park: 2.1 mi
  • Foxfire North Park: 2.1 mi
  • Foxfire East Park: 2.4 mi
  • Placid Way Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 47
Gardens: 39
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 5.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Prospect Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 10.4 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 13.6 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 13.7 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 0.7 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 20.9 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 345°405 m13.6 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 346°399 m13.7 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 21°351 m20.3 mi
Mount OmichNNE 22°347 m21.1 mi
Cassidy KameW 271°344 m17.4 mi
Sackrider HillW 263°338 m24.1 mi
Teeple HillNNE 26°336 m21.9 mi
Peak 1083NNE 26°330 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0216:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/664607811

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