Scio Woods Preserve
Scio Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scio Ridge Land Conservancy, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Scio Ridge Land Conservancy: 1.3 mi
- Dolph Nature Area: 1.7 mi
- Hansen Nature Area: 1.7 mi
- Dicken Woods Nature Area: 1.8 mi
- Country French Estates Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Dicken Park: 1.8 mi
- South Maple Park: 1.8 mi
- Mushroom Park: 1.8 mi
- Churchill Downs Park: 2.0 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 2.0 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 3.2 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 3.2 mi
- Southeast Tower: 3.4 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 3.4 mi
- Jewel Heart: 3.6 mi
- Grewal Park Northwest Entry Monument: 2.3 mi
- Grewal Park Southwest Entry Monument: 2.3 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 3.7 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 4.0 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 4.0 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.1 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 1.9 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Edible Garden: 2.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Argus Museum: 3.3 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 3.7 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Museum On Main: 3.8 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 3.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.0 mi
- Peach Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 11.6 mi
- Riley Hill: 14.8 mi
- Stofer Hill: 15.0 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 7.5 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 18.0 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 18.3 mi
- Martindale Beach: 20.6 mi
- Maple Beach: 21.0 mi
- Rawsonville: 13.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scio Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 0° | 405 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 1° | 399 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 295° | 344 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 279° | 338 m | 20.5 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 299° | 328 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 291° | 327 m | 16.1 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 302° | 321 m | 15.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 311° | 318 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/670731562
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 23 mi
- Carleton · 26 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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