Riseman Refuge
Riseman Refuge is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is General Squier Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 22 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Six Rivers land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- General Squier Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- General Squier Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Cardinal Field: 1.3 mi
- Seven Ponds Nature Area: 3.7 mi
- Tabletop Jump: 10.3 mi
- Tabletop Jump: 10.3 mi
- Tabletop Jump: 10.3 mi
- Tabletop Jump: 10.3 mi
- Frontier Town: 11.3 mi
- Seven Ponds Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Watershed Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Lake George Nature Park: 4.9 mi
- Village of Leonard Nature Park: 5.0 mi
- East Pond Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Day Star: 18.1 mi
- Untitled by Mel Leiserowitz: 18.2 mi
- Untitled by Tom Bills: 18.2 mi
- Sunset Cube: 18.3 mi
- Echo Cognitio: 18.3 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Schuette Oak: 10.8 mi
- Military Tank: 11.8 mi
- Orion Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Imlay City Museum: 6.7 mi
- Attica Museuem: 7.3 mi
- Oakland Township Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Capac community historical museum: 11.4 mi
- Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm: 16.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Hana's Garden: 13.0 mi
- Rotary Pollination Park: 13.5 mi
- April Milsap Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
- Twombly Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Grampian Hills: 9.3 mi
- Mount Christie: 11.0 mi
- New Bald Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Kerr Hill: 14.0 mi
- Stony Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
- Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 11.5 mi
- Baypoint Beach: 14.1 mi
- Eastwood Beach: 14.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 20.0 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 7.2 mi
- Capac Rest Area 913: 9.1 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 22.7 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 24.0 mi
- Southdale Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- West Shelter: 24.5 mi
- The High Banks: 16.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riseman Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | SSW 203° | 388 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Christie | WSW 253° | 387 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grampian Hills | SSW 208° | 375 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kerr Hill | W 260° | 367 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | SW 224° | 367 m | 18.2 mi |
| Enders Hill | WSW 250° | 366 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 200° | 351 m | 16.5 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | SSE 167° | 349 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:32 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:15 | 17:02 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lapeer Wwtp, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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