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Stinchfield Woods

Stinchfield Woods from directly overhead

Stinchfield Woods is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Peach Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 141 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates42.40085, -83.92633

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • The: 0.6 mi
  • Old Car: 0.7 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 0.8 mi
  • Guinan Stone Fireplace & Root Cellar: 2.5 mi
  • Spring Valley Trout Farm: 3.6 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks: 60
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 29
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Hippo Hill: 7.4 mi
Museums: 26
Peaks: 20
Beaches: 10
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 9.6 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 14.2 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNE 32°405 m11.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNE 32°399 m11.4 mi
Mount KanzerNE 48°351 m22.6 mi
Mount OmichNE 48°347 m23.5 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 247°344 m8.6 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 245°338 m16.0 mi
Teeple HillNE 50°336 m24.8 mi
Peak 1083NE 50°330 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice06:0020:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0316:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475967706962503929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hell, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/448743217

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