Nature reserve · Michigan
Sora Meadows
Sora Meadows is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Playground, a park 2.0 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23472, -85.93431
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Playground: 2.0 mi
- Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Maple City Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Tyler Field: 3.1 mi
- Lake Cora Public Access: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 40
- Maple Island: 2.4 mi
- Portman Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Fuller Woods State Game Area: 6.0 mi
- Martha Mott Bird Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Cornish State Game Area: 10.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Van Buren Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 18.4 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 18.4 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 19.3 mi
- Dowagiac Museum: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Lawrence Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Western W: 16.7 mi
- Dr. Nathan Thomas House: 17.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Lake of the Woods: 8.9 mi
- The Committee: 16.5 mi
- The Professor: 16.6 mi
- Bird Effigy: 16.6 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 9
- Hartford Speedway: 12.3 mi
- Year Round Golf: 16.9 mi
- Leo J. Burch Park: 17.1 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 18.0 mi
- South Street: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Beach: 21.2 mi
- North Beach: 21.3 mi
- Woodman Beach: 21.3 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 21.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 4
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 20.4 mi
- Mount Misery: 21.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watervliet Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 16.4 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- God's Garden: 17.9 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Artesian Flow: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sora Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SSE 164° | 334 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | SSE 157° | 317 m | 21.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 136° | 244 m | 3.3 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | W 274° | 213 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:42 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:30 | 17:15 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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