Nature reserve · Michigan

Swan Creek Plant Preserve

Swan Creek Plant Preserve from directly overhead

Swan Creek Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Sand Hill stands 189 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. Monroe Street (M125) passes 5.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Michigan Nature Association

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.97593, -83.25997

5.9 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
20.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
26.7 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Dixie Highway Boating Access Site: 1.9 mi
Newport Fireman's Park: 3.3 mi
Frenchtown Kiwani's Park: 3.6 mi
Woodland Park: 3.9 mi
Hull's Trace Park: 5.2 mi

Historic sites54

Hull's Trace North Huron River Corduroy Segment: 5.3 mi
The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
American Legion World War I Monument: 7.9 mi
Battle of Monguagon Monument: 8.0 mi
George Armstrong Custer Statue: 8.1 mi

Nature reserves28

Swan Creek Plant Preserve: 0.1 mi
Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
Ford Marsh: 6.5 mi
Sturgeon Bar: 7.4 mi
Gibraltar Wetlands: 8.0 mi

Museums26

Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
Marshland Museum: 7.6 mi
Monroe County Labor History Museum: 8.2 mi
Monroe Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
Flat Rock Depot & Museum: 8.6 mi

Artworks16

Gwen Frostic Sculpture: 17.1 mi
Coins Collection: 17.7 mi
Man With Umbrella: 17.9 mi
Boy With Plaid Scarf: 18.0 mi
DTW Welcome Sign: 18.3 mi

Picnic sites8

Chestnut Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Elder Creek Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Flint Woods Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 11.6 mi

Attractions7

Bear Statue: 21.3 mi
Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 22.2 mi
MTB Skinny: 23.8 mi
Fort Wayne: 23.8 mi
Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 23.9 mi

Gardens6

Monroe Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 16.4 mi
Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
Pardee Secret Garden: 20.8 mi
Community Garden: 21.9 mi

Beaches5

Luna Pier Public Beach: 14.9 mi
Nugent Beach (Private): 19.3 mi
Lamb Beach: 19.3 mi
Carland Beach: 19.7 mi
Erie Beach: 20.9 mi

Rest areas4

Carleton Rest Area 826: 6.8 mi
Monroe Welcome Center 823: 10.7 mi
Belleville Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Dundee Welcome Center 822: 23.7 mi

Lighthouses2

Toledo Harbor Light: 15.2 mi
West Sister Island Light: 18.2 mi

Springs1

Great Sulphur Spring: 17.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Rawsonville: 22.3 mi

Peaks1

Sand Hill: 23.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sand Hill	SW 223°	189 m	23.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:37	19:09	19:45
June solstice	05:58	20:30	21:13
September equinox	07:21	18:55	19:32
December solstice	07:58	16:20	17:05

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	27	35	47	58	68	72	71	65	52	40	31
Precip in	2.1	1.8	2.4	2.9	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.6	3.1	2.6	2.5	2.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 4sse, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/913698303

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