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Upriver Nature Preserve

Upriver Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Upriver Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Skidder Hill stands 301 m to the south-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Land Conservancy of West Michigan

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79540, -85.76648

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Weavers Landing River Access Site: 5.1 mi
  • Roller Bridge Boating Access Site: 5.3 mi
  • Switzer Lake Public Access: 5.6 mi
  • North Lake Boating Access Site: 5.8 mi
  • Paradise Lake Public Access: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Eiffel Tower: 13.2 mi
  • Anna Howard Shaw: 15.8 mi
  • Dimensional Learning: 16.0 mi
  • Totem Stack: 16.0 mi
  • W.E.T.: 16.0 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 2
  • Marlborough Cement Factory: 5.8 mi
  • Notipekago: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Peaks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Clay Cliff: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skidder HillSSW 205°301 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:0220:4521:29
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1516:2217:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565696759473626
Precip in2.42.02.64.03.83.43.54.23.03.83.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Rapids WTP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1092950255

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