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Reichert Preserve

Reichert Preserve from directly overhead

Reichert Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Car, a attraction 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 140 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41989, -83.93328

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Old Car: 1.2 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 1.4 mi
  • The: 1.6 mi
  • Guinan Stone Fireplace & Root Cellar: 2.2 mi
  • Spring Valley Trout Farm: 4.6 mi
Parks
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 29
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Hippo Hill: 6.3 mi
Museums: 24
  • Dexter Area Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Howell Area Historical Society: 13.1 mi
  • Museum On Main: 13.3 mi
  • Argus Museum: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 20
Beaches: 10
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Maple Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 10.4 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 12.8 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NE 38°405 m10.3 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NE 38°399 m10.5 mi
Mount KanzerNE 51°351 m22.0 mi
Mount OmichNE 51°347 m22.9 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 238°344 m8.9 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 240°338 m16.3 mi
Teeple HillNE 53°336 m24.3 mi
Peak 1083NE 53°330 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice06:0020:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0316:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475967706962503929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hell, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/818875904

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