Swan Creek Preserve
Swan Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Lake Public Access, a park 0.8 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Swan Lake Public Access: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Lake Public Access: 3.3 mi
- Duck Lake Public Access: 3.8 mi
- Sheffer Lake Public Access: 4.9 mi
- Three Legged Lake Public Access: 5.0 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 16.1 mi
- A Moment of Joy: 16.1 mi
- Faust: 16.2 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 17.4 mi
- Canary in a Coal Mine: 17.5 mi
- Carolyn and Rifka Sharon Hultmark Memorial Plant Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Hultmark Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Eastman Creek Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Fuller Woods State Game Area: 13.2 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- The Bailey Museum and Gardens: 15.9 mi
- The Mitten Children's Museum: 16.0 mi
- Jensen Annex #2: 16.1 mi
- Jensen Annex #1: 16.1 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 14.2 mi
- Plainwell Veteran's Memorial: 16.8 mi
- South Haven Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 17.2 mi
- Dr. Asa Goodrich House: 17.4 mi
- Jumping Pillow: 9.6 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 18.3 mi
- Beach and natural area: 18.6 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 18.7 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 20.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 16.1 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 16.3 mi
- Woodman Beach: 16.4 mi
- North Beach: 16.6 mi
- South Beach: 16.7 mi
- Beach Hill: 13.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 18.5 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 18.5 mi
- Pelican Peak: 19.6 mi
- Baldy: 22.9 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 17.4 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 17.4 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 17.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.0 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 22.9 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 13.0 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 17.4 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 19.7 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Singapore: 19.4 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swan Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSE 167° | 244 m | 18.5 mi |
| Beach Hill | N 9° | 242 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | NW 318° | 233 m | 18.5 mi |
| Baldy | NNW 328° | 233 m | 22.9 mi |
| Pelican Peak | NW 322° | 221 m | 19.6 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SW 234° | 213 m | 24.1 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 | 20:43 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:29 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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