The Woods
The Woods is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbert Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chikaming Open Lands
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Harbert Woods: 0.3 mi
- Cherry B.: 0.5 mi
- Cherry B.: 0.5 mi
- Pepperidge Dunes Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Jens Jensen Preserve (COL): 1.3 mi
- Harbert Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Dillard Park: 4.8 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 5.1 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 5.2 mi
- Carver Park: 5.3 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 13.4 mi
- Lake Clare: 14.3 mi
- Nature Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 15.1 mi
- Moore Woodlot: 15.1 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 5.2 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 5.2 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 5.2 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 7.8 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 4.7 mi
- First Church Camp: 4.7 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 4.7 mi
- War Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 16.8 mi
- The Globe: 15.6 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 15.7 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 15.8 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 15.9 mi
- Wrestlers Sculpture: 15.9 mi
- Mount Fuller: 2.7 mi
- Pikes Peak: 2.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Randall: 3.5 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 4.4 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- flower walk: 14.8 mi
- Lilac Garden: 15.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 15.1 mi
- Railway Garden: 15.1 mi
- Weko Beach: 5.6 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 7.4 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 15.8 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 16.2 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 17.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 17.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 17.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Hardwoods: 16.0 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 22.4 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 9.1 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 24.6 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SSE 152° | 280.4 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 36° | 242 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 44° | 235 m | 3.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 43° | 233 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 41° | 229 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 40° | 227 m | 2.7 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 40° | 225 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Baldy | SW 232° | 185 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1115793099
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 29 mi
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