Sand Creek Preserve
Sand Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mildred Harris Sanctuary, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fish Lake Public Access: 3.7 mi
- Rupert Lake Public Access: 3.9 mi
- Kal-Haven Trailhead: 4.0 mi
- Lillian Anderson Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Oshtemo Township Park: 4.6 mi
- Nature's Playground: 8.1 mi
- South Street: 8.9 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 9.0 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 12.5 mi
- Year Round Golf: 16.0 mi
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Schellenberg Woods: 5.7 mi
- Consumers Power Prairie: 5.8 mi
- Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 7.5 mi
- Western W: 7.9 mi
- Plainwell Veteran's Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 8.7 mi
- Burdick Street: 9.0 mi
- Art Deco: 9.0 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 8.9 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 9.0 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 12.6 mi
- Air Zoo: 12.6 mi
- The Committee: 7.8 mi
- The Professor: 7.9 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 7.9 mi
- Bird Effigy: 8.1 mi
- Untitled: 8.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.8 mi
- The Hogback: 19.7 mi
- Baird Hill: 21.4 mi
- Beach Hill: 22.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 22.9 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 4.2 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 9.0 mi
- God's Garden: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | NE 37° | 294 m | 21.4 mi |
| The Hogback | ENE 63° | 282 m | 19.7 mi |
| Graves Hill | NE 35° | 280 m | 22.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 217° | 244 m | 12.8 mi |
| Beach Hill | NNW 335° | 242 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:29 | 17:14 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomingdale, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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