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Sharon Hills Preserve

Sharon Hills Preserve from directly overhead

Sharon Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Bundy Hill stands 381 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharon Mills Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 155 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20718, -84.09016

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
  • Sky Miles: 8.8 mi
  • The Upside Down: 8.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 8.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 8.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 28
Museums: 20
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 7.0 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Dexter Area Museum: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 20.2 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 20.5 mi
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Artesian Well: 17.6 mi
  • Cross Spring: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bundy HillWSW 241°381 m21.6 mi
Prospect HillSW 216°372 m14.8 mi
Hatt HillWSW 257°348 m15.9 mi
Cassidy KameN 3°344 m10.0 mi
Irish HillSW 214°344 m16.0 mi
Sackrider HillNW 317°338 m8.9 mi
Big KameN 1°328 m11.4 mi
Sugarloaf HillN 355°327 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice06:0120:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice08:0316:2317:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535475868717063513929
Precip in2.32.02.23.24.13.13.43.12.92.62.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/818169646

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