Stites Natural Area
Stites Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bahle Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Leelanau Convervancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bahle Park: 0.4 mi
- Water Wheel Park: 0.5 mi
- Leo Creek Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Sutton Park: 0.8 mi
- Herman Park: 0.9 mi
- Narrows Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Belanger Creek Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Mebert Creek & Greeno Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Frazier-Freeland Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Hall Beach: 5.8 mi
- Time to Let Go: 14.6 mi
- Greetings from Traverse City: 14.8 mi
- Untitled: 14.8 mi
- Guardian: 14.9 mi
- Perry Hannah: 15.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Bramen Hill: 10.8 mi
- Fouch Hill: 10.9 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 13.5 mi
- Morgan Hill: 13.8 mi
- 45th Parallel: 2.1 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Hugh J. Gray Cairn: 15.3 mi
- The Cistern: 15.3 mi
- Stone Circle: 15.8 mi
- Leland Historical District (Fishtown): 5.8 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin: 13.6 mi
- Miller Hill School: 14.1 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 14.8 mi
- Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center: 3.8 mi
- Leelanau Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- Northport Area Museum: 10.9 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 13.6 mi
- South Beach: 5.9 mi
- Haserot Beach: 8.8 mi
- North Beach: 13.2 mi
- Christmas Cove Beach: 13.4 mi
- West End Beach: 14.3 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 13.5 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 15.3 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 15.3 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 15.4 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Dodge Spring: 17.1 mi
- artesian well: 17.7 mi
- Marl Springs: 24.8 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.9 mi
- Jacktown: 21.0 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stites Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | S 189° | 370 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | SSW 193° | 355 m | 14.0 mi |
| Varney Hill | SW 218° | 337 m | 17.4 mi |
| Warner Hill | SW 215° | 331 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pierce Hill | S 183° | 322 m | 24.5 mi |
| Fouch Hill | SSW 193° | 321 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 241° | 319 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hickory Hill | S 180° | 301 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:48 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:16 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NW Michigan Rsch Farm, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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