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Sarett Nature Center

Sarett Nature Center from directly overhead

Sarett Nature Center is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Crate Basket and Veneer Machinery Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Sarett Nature Center

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15677, -86.38373

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 12
  • St. Joseph's Firemen: 5.9 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 13.4 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 13.4 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 13.5 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 6.1 mi
  • Hartford Speedway: 11.5 mi
  • Beach and natural area: 14.2 mi
  • Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
  • Arboretum: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Lilac Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Railway Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 7
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 7.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EdwardSSW 213°242 m18.4 mi
Mount RandallSSW 212°235 m20.2 mi
Tower HillSSW 213°233 m20.6 mi
Pikes PeakSSW 213°229 m20.7 mi
Mount FullerSSW 213°227 m21.0 mi
Great Warren DuneSSW 213°225 m19.2 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 15°213 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1020:4321:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1216:3217:17

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937475868727063534232
Precip in2.01.62.03.33.83.03.23.63.64.22.72.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1138529145

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