West Scio Preserve
West Scio Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Pond Nature Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 149 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 148.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Pond Nature Area: 1.0 mi
- DeVine Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Douglas David Marshall Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Country French Estates Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Douglas David Marshall Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Township Hall Park: 2.0 mi
- Marshall Park: 2.4 mi
- Dexter Crossing Community Space: 2.7 mi
- Dexter Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Peace Park: 3.4 mi
- Title IX Plaza: 3.2 mi
- Spectator Point: 3.2 mi
- Kayak Log Pile: 3.4 mi
- Kayak Beach: 3.6 mi
- Delhi Rapids: 4.8 mi
- Untitled: 5.4 mi
- The Kerrytown Arch: 6.6 mi
- Book of Knowledge: 6.7 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 6.8 mi
- The Cube: 6.9 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 5.3 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Edible Garden: 6.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.1 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Dexter Area Museum: 3.5 mi
- Argus Museum: 6.2 mi
- Museum On Main: 6.5 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 6.6 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.5 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 8.6 mi
- Peach Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Riley Hill: 11.1 mi
- Stofer Hill: 11.4 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 8.2 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 22.6 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.9 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.4 mi
- Martindale Beach: 20.7 mi
- Maple Beach: 21.1 mi
- Rawsonville: 17.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Scio Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 11° | 405 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 11° | 399 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 294° | 344 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 274° | 338 m | 17.1 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 300° | 328 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 289° | 327 m | 12.4 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 303° | 321 m | 11.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 315° | 318 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:34 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1006608652
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