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Forest Nature Area

Forest Nature Area from directly overhead

Forest Nature Area is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stations of the Cross, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 26 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.27064, -83.65757
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Stations of the Cross: 0.4 mi
  • Sacred Heart Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Face Of Infinity: 1.9 mi
  • Kinetic Wind Sculpture: 2.0 mi
  • Canoe Fan: 2.0 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites: 55
  • Terhune Pioneer Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Bust of Demetrius Ypsilantis: 2.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • First City Hall: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Gaffield Children's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Bonsai and Penjing Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Commons: 2.0 mi
Museums: 38
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 2.1 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Prospect Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 16.4 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 16.7 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 20.0 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 20.1 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 7.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 337°405 m20.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 338°399 m20.1 mi
Mount KanzerN 7°351 m24.3 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 285°344 m22.4 mi
Big KameWNW 288°328 m23.0 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 282°327 m23.5 mi
Stofer HillWNW 289°321 m21.9 mi
Prospect HillWNW 296°318 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:15
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer76 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle67 obs
  • Mallard63 obs
  • Canada Goose58 obs
  • purple loosestrife51 obs
  • dame's rocket45 obs
  • American Toad45 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage44 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/470212490

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