Wing Nature Preserve
Wing Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominican Meadows Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 27 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.8 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
- 29.0 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Dominican Meadows Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Raymond F. Goodrich Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Horner-McLaughlin Woods: 1.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Area: 1.5 mi
- Tom A. Freeman Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Brandon Park: 1.3 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.9 mi
- Sundial Park: 2.0 mi
- Staebler Farm County Park: 2.1 mi
- Park Northfield: 2.2 mi
- The Golden Beacon: 1.9 mi
- Kinetic Wind Sculpture: 2.4 mi
- Face Of Infinity: 2.4 mi
- The Order of the Spheres: 4.1 mi
- 3 Cubes In A 7 Axis Relationship: 4.2 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 3.2 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 5.7 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Michigan League: 5.8 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 5.8 mi
- Sunset Point: 4.6 mi
- Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 4.8 mi
- Palmer House: 5.0 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 6.0 mi
- Decode: 6.5 mi
- The Labyrinth: 2.1 mi
- Marie Azary Rock Garden: 2.3 mi
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens Display Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Commons: 2.4 mi
- Medicinal Plant Garden: 2.4 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 5.7 mi
- Museum On Main: 6.0 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 6.0 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 6.0 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.3 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Huron River Site: 12.5 mi
- East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.4 mi
- Peach Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 15.1 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.3 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 16.4 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 12.9 mi
- Martindale Beach: 13.5 mi
- Maple Beach: 13.9 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.2 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 16.5 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.2 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 24.5 mi
- Rawsonville: 9.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wing Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 330° | 405 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNW 331° | 399 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | N 8° | 351 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Omich | N 9° | 347 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | W 274° | 344 m | 22.0 mi |
| Teeple Hill | NNE 14° | 336 m | 21.3 mi |
| Peak 1083 | NNE 14° | 330 m | 21.3 mi |
| Big Kame | W 277° | 328 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:20 | 17:06 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/818873441
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Maybee · 24 mi
- Monroe County · 30 mi
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