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Oakwoods Nature Area

Oakwoods Nature Area from directly overhead

Oakwoods Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilburn Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 30 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.31924, -83.69926
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kilburn Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sugarbush Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sugarbush Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sugarbush Park: 0.5 mi
  • Foxfire East Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites: 54
Gardens: 44
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Museums: 36
Peaks: 21
  • Prospect Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.2 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.1 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 16.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Maple Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 3.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 340°405 m16.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 340°399 m16.2 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 14°351 m21.4 mi
Mount OmichNNE 15°347 m22.2 mi
Cassidy KameW 277°344 m19.6 mi
Teeple HillNNE 19°336 m22.8 mi
Peak 1083NNE 19°330 m22.9 mi
Big KameW 281°328 m20.1 mi
Conditions

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 solstice08:0116:2117:06

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander203 obs
  • Green Frog120 obs
  • Common Garter Snake99 obs
  • mayapple86 obs
  • large white trillium70 obs
  • common buckthorn67 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle65 obs
  • Mallard63 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/394889908

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