Turtle Creek Preserve
Turtle Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is West Nature Study Trails, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chickaming Open Lands
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- West Nature Study Trails: 0.2 mi
- East Nature Study Trails: 0.4 mi
- Turtle Pond Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Nokmes Creek RCR: 1.0 mi
- Merganser Point: 1.2 mi
- New Buffalo Marina Park: 1.0 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 1.2 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 1.2 mi
- Motts Park: 6.8 mi
- Pottawattamie Park: 7.2 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 8.2 mi
- Crescent Dune: 9.7 mi
- Mount Baldy: 10.2 mi
- Mount McCray: 10.8 mi
- Mount Jensen: 11.2 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 4.9 mi
- Lake Clare: 5.8 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 8.3 mi
- Zebras: 8.4 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 8.3 mi
- Rotary Centennial Monument: 8.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 8.6 mi
- Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque: 8.6 mi
- WWI Monument: 8.6 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 1.2 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 7.4 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 7.8 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 8.4 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 9.9 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 0.9 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 7.6 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 8.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.8 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Duet: 8.3 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 12.2 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 12.2 mi
- The Globe: 23.7 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 14.1 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Hardwoods: 15.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 8.8 mi
- Tool Shed: 8.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 8.8 mi
- Breakwater Light: 8.9 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 1.6 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 3.9 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 16.2 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 15.2 mi
- Tremont: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turtle Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ESE 121° | 280.4 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 41° | 242 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 45° | 235 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 44° | 233 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 44° | 229 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 44° | 227 m | 11.2 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 43° | 225 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Holden | WSW 241° | 194 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:35 | 17:20 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/833702683
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 20 mi
- Portage · 26 mi
- Lake Station · 30 mi
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