Porter Legacy Dunes
Porter Legacy Dunes is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach and natural area, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Haven Recreation Authority
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Deerlick Creek Beach Park: 1.5 mi
- Cable Street Tot Lot: 3.0 mi
- Elkenburg Park: 3.1 mi
- Monroe Park and Kids' Corner: 3.2 mi
- Baer Park: 3.6 mi
- Pilgrim Haven Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Dunes Parkway Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Winterberry Woods: 4.2 mi
- Wintergreen Woods: 4.5 mi
- Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve: 5.6 mi
- The Bailey Museum and Gardens: 3.3 mi
- The Mitten Children's Museum: 3.9 mi
- Padnos Boat Shed: 4.0 mi
- Jensen Annex #1: 4.0 mi
- Herbert Van Oort Boathouse: 4.0 mi
- South Beach: 3.4 mi
- North Beach: 3.7 mi
- Woodman Beach: 3.9 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 4.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 4.4 mi
- South Haven Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
- Lawrence Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 16.9 mi
- Fort Miami: 19.1 mi
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 19.3 mi
- Faust: 3.7 mi
- A Moment of Joy: 3.8 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 3.8 mi
- St. Joseph's Firemen: 19.1 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 20.8 mi
- Beach and natural area: 0.1 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 11.4 mi
- Silver Beach Carousel: 19.2 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 21.9 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 23.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 21.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 23.3 mi
- Pelican Peak: 23.5 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 20.7 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 20.8 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 21.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 11.3 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 19.1 mi
- Artesian Flow: 14.1 mi
- Singapore: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter Legacy Dunes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | ESE 116° | 244 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | NNE 12° | 233 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pelican Peak | NNE 12° | 221 m | 23.5 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSW 201° | 213 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:31 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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