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Leslie Science & Nature Center

Leslie Science & Nature Center from directly overhead

Leslie Science & Nature Center is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Point, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30070, -83.73050

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites: 49
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 36
Peaks: 20
  • Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 12.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 12.4 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.8 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 17.0 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Maple Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 3.9 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 24.0 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 346°405 m16.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 347°399 m17.0 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 17°351 m23.1 mi
Mount OmichNNE 18°347 m23.9 mi
Cassidy KameW 281°344 m18.3 mi
Sackrider HillW 270°338 m24.5 mi
Teeple HillNNE 22°336 m24.6 mi
Peak 1083NNE 22°330 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
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, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel829 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle515 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail494 obs
  • American Robin466 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk461 obs
  • Mallard343 obs
  • tree-of-heaven312 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk296 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/223478907

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