The Merritt Family Preserve
The Merritt Family Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Younger Family Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chickaming Open Lands
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Younger Family Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Edward and Elizabeth Leonard Wildlife Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Chickaming Open Lands: 0.7 mi
- Flynn Woods Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Flynn Woods Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Dillard Park: 3.2 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 3.3 mi
- Harbert Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Watkins Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 3.5 mi
- Mount Fuller: 5.5 mi
- Pikes Peak: 5.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Randall: 6.2 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 7.2 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 11.0 mi
- Lake Clare: 11.9 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 14.4 mi
- Tree Sign: 14.4 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 7.5 mi
- First Church Camp: 7.5 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 14.4 mi
- Rotary Centennial Monument: 14.4 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 3.3 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 3.4 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 5.2 mi
- Duet: 14.4 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 15.7 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 15.7 mi
- The Globe: 17.7 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 17.8 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 14.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 14.8 mi
- flower walk: 15.5 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 5.0 mi
- Weko Beach: 8.4 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 13.5 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 13.9 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 14.8 mi
- Tool Shed: 14.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.8 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 14.9 mi
- Breakwater Light: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Hardwoods: 14.2 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 20.1 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 6.3 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 21.8 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 21.1 mi
- Tremont: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Merritt Family Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SE 143° | 280.4 m | 14.3 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SE 139° | 270 m | 24.9 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SE 139° | 264 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 30° | 242 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 33° | 235 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 32° | 233 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 31° | 229 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 30° | 227 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:34 | 17:19 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/600499909
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- Indiana Dunes National Park · 26 mi
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