Winterberry Woods
Winterberry Woods is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wintergreen Woods, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bicentennial Park: 1.5 mi
- Covert Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Covert Park: 4.3 mi
- Van Auken Lake Public Access: 4.8 mi
- Deerlick Creek Beach Park: 5.1 mi
- Wintergreen Woods: 0.8 mi
- Dunes Parkway Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Porter Legacy Dunes: 4.2 mi
- Pilgrim Haven Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve: 4.8 mi
- The Bailey Museum and Gardens: 5.9 mi
- The Mitten Children's Museum: 6.8 mi
- Jensen Annex #1: 6.9 mi
- Padnos Boat Shed: 6.9 mi
- Jensen Annex #2: 6.9 mi
- Faust: 6.7 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 6.7 mi
- A Moment of Joy: 6.7 mi
- St. Joseph's Firemen: 18.4 mi
- Lake of the Woods: 19.3 mi
- South Haven Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Lawrence Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Fort Miami: 18.5 mi
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 18.6 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 19.1 mi
- South Beach: 6.7 mi
- North Beach: 6.9 mi
- Woodman Beach: 7.1 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 7.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 7.4 mi
- Beach and natural area: 4.3 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 7.4 mi
- Silver Beach Carousel: 18.6 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 24.3 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 23.2 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 23.2 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 24.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 19.4 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 24.4 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 13.5 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 18.6 mi
- Artesian Flow: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winterberry Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | ESE 113° | 244 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | N 4° | 233 m | 24.4 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | WSW 237° | 213 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:31 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, 7 mi away.
- American Silver-bordered Fritillary3 obs
- Steeplebush2 obs
- sassafras2 obs
- Indian tobacco2 obs
- Virginia meadowbeauty2 obs
- White-tailed Deer1 obs
- butterfly milkweed1 obs
- cardinal flower1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1093796420
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