Spirit Springs Sanctuary
Spirit Springs Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Lake Boating Access Site, a park 2.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 23 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Lake Boating Access Site: 2.2 mi
- Fishing spot: 3.4 mi
- VFW: 3.5 mi
- Marcellus park: 3.7 mi
- Pleasant Lake Boating Access Site: 3.8 mi
- Corey Lake North Bay Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Coon Hollow Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Hidden Marsh Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- Flowerfield Creek Nature Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
- Bankson Lake Bog Nature Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Sue Silliman House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin Museum: 13.8 mi
- Vicksburg Historical Society: 15.5 mi
- Southwestern Michigan College Museum: 16.3 mi
- Dowagiac Museum: 17.4 mi
- Dr. Nathan Thomas House: 11.4 mi
- Sinclair Service Station: 13.7 mi
- Wahbememe Historical Monument: 14.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Western W: 21.9 mi
- Lake of the Woods: 13.7 mi
- Elkhart County CVB: 20.3 mi
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 21.6 mi
- Bird Effigy: 21.7 mi
- The Professor: 21.9 mi
- People's Plot: 8.2 mi
- People's Plot: 8.2 mi
- Mushroom garden: 8.2 mi
- God's Garden: 15.3 mi
- Bonneyville Herb Garden: 18.5 mi
- Leo J. Burch Park: 11.2 mi
- Year Round Golf: 12.1 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 18.1 mi
- Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 22.9 mi
- South Street: 23.0 mi
- Mount Misery: 2.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 16.1 mi
- Colon Mountain: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 17.2 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spirit Springs Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SW 231° | 334 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Misery | SSW 192° | 317 m | 2.3 mi |
| Colon Mountain | E 98° | 287 m | 20.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 337° | 244 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers, 8 mi away.
- Painted Turtle10 obs
- American Bullfrog9 obs
- eastern white pine6 obs
- Eastern Teaberry6 obs
- great blue lobelia6 obs
- American tuliptree5 obs
- northern spicebush5 obs
- sassafras5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1093185637
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