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Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve

Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve from directly overhead

Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Walton Bridge Park, a park 2.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85096, -86.31050

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 55
Artworks: 30
  • Hybrid Form, Number 2: 3.0 mi
  • The Globe: 7.8 mi
  • AU Flower Bed: 8.0 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 8.1 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
Gardens: 16
  • Herb Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Butterfly Larva Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Nature Adventure Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Railway Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Arboretum: 2.0 mi
  • Bauer Terrace: 2.1 mi
  • South Vista: 2.1 mi
  • The Green: 2.1 mi
  • Moore Woodlot: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 4
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Weko Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Lions Beach: 19.7 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Hardwoods: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 23.0 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 23.1 mi
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSW 217°280.4 m15.8 mi
Vargo HillS 185°270 m20.0 mi
Reeves HillS 187°264 m19.6 mi
Mount EdwardWNW 292°242 m15.1 mi
Mount RandallWNW 286°235 m15.1 mi
Tower HillWNW 284°233 m15.3 mi
Pikes PeakWNW 284°229 m15.5 mi
Mount FullerWNW 283°227 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4221:25
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:1016:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938496069727164534131
Precip in3.02.32.53.74.24.03.74.43.54.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1119888411

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