Tower Hill Preserve
Tower Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fuller, a peak 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 14 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jens Jensen Preserve (COL): 1.4 mi
- Pepperidge Dunes Nature Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Harbert Road Preserve: 2.3 mi
- The Woods: 2.4 mi
- Harbert Woods: 2.7 mi
- Harbert Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Lake Township Park: 3.9 mi
- Dillard Park: 6.4 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 6.8 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 6.8 mi
- Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 13.7 mi
- Moore Woodlot: 13.7 mi
- The Green: 13.7 mi
- South Vista: 13.7 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 6.8 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 6.8 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 6.8 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 10.3 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 2.2 mi
- First Church Camp: 2.3 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 2.3 mi
- War Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 15.8 mi
- The Globe: 13.5 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 13.6 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 13.7 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 13.7 mi
- Wrestlers Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Mount Fuller: 0.2 mi
- Pikes Peak: 0.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Randall: 1.1 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 2.0 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lilac Garden: 13.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.7 mi
- Railway Garden: 13.7 mi
- Nature Adventure Garden: 13.7 mi
- Weko Beach: 3.2 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 9.8 mi
- Lions Beach: 15.2 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 18.2 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 18.6 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 16.1 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 19.5 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 19.6 mi
- Tool Shed: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Hardwoods: 17.1 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 24.8 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 11.5 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
- Artesian Flow: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tower Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SSE 159° | 280.4 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 32° | 242 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 54° | 235 m | 1.1 mi |
| Tower Hill | ENE 56° | 233 m | 0.6 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 47° | 229 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 41° | 227 m | 0.2 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 40° | 225 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Baldy | SW 231° | 185 m | 21.0 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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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