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TOMMBA Trails Preserve

TOMMBA Trails Preserve from directly overhead

TOMMBA Trails Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Summit (hub), a attraction 0.4 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Walloon Lake Trust & Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26199, -85.02078

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bois LeDuc Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Wildwood Harbor Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Covert Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Hill Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Ellis Woods Preserve: 1.9 mi
Parks
Peaks: 26
Attractions: 19
  • The Summit (hub): 0.4 mi
  • The Boulder: 3.4 mi
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 7.4 mi
  • Scenic Waterfall: 7.9 mi
  • Overlook Cliff: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsESE 119°438 m16.7 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 13°405 m15.0 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 22°398 m15.3 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 12°395 m15.5 mi
Tower HillNNE 23°393 m15.1 mi
Deadmans HillSSE 165°393 m15.5 mi
Chandler HillsESE 104°382 m11.5 mi
Chandler HillE 93°372 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:53
June solstice05:5320:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1217:01

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192028405262676659473627
Precip in2.41.72.03.03.13.32.93.53.84.33.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey Ncmc, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1068218441

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