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Trinkle Marsh Preserve

Trinkle Marsh Preserve from directly overhead

Trinkle Marsh Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2011

What to expect

Operated by
Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30776, -83.93546

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mill Creek Park: 3.0 mi
  • Monument Park: 3.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Park North: 3.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 3.3 mi
  • Dexter Crossing Community Space: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • Kayak Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Spring Valley Trout Farm: 4.1 mi
  • Title IX Plaza: 4.4 mi
  • Spectator Point: 4.8 mi
  • Kayak Log Pile: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 27
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 11.3 mi
Museums: 25
Peaks: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 3.4 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 10.1 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 20.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Maple Beach: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNE 22°405 m17.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNE 22°399 m17.3 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 292°344 m8.0 mi
Sackrider HillW 268°338 m14.0 mi
Big KameWNW 300°328 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 285°327 m9.0 mi
Stofer HillNW 304°321 m7.9 mi
Prospect HillNW 321°318 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice06:0020:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0216:2217:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.42.02.23.03.83.63.43.62.73.12.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/691352825

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