Columbia Nature Sanctuary

Columbia Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Columbia Township, Jackson, Michigan. Columbia Nature Sanctuary is situated near the village Brooklyn, as well as near the hamlet Jefferson.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Michigan International Speedway and Shamrock Field.

Michigan International Speedway

Sports venue

Photo: Michael Kumm, CC BY 2.0.

Michigan International Speedway is a 2.000 mi D-shaped oval superspeedway in Cambridge Township, Michigan, United States, just south of the village of Brooklyn.

Shamrock Field

Aerodrome

Photo: Deedeebee, CC BY 3.0.

Brooklyn Airport, also known as Shamrock Field, is a privately owned, public-use airport located in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. It sits at an elevation of 987 feet.

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park

Park

Photo: Deedeebee, CC BY 3.0.

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a historical preservation area 3 miles south of Brooklyn in Cambridge Township, Michigan, that includes Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn and Cement City.

Brooklyn

Village

Photo: Deedeebee, CC BY 3.0.

Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,313 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Irish Hills region of southern Michigan, just north of U.S. Route 12 along M-50.

Cement City

Village

Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.

Cement City is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Woodstock Township in Lenawee County, with a small northern portion within Columbia Township in Jackson County. The population was 424 at the 2020 census.

Columbia Nature Sanctuary

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Columbia Township, Jackson, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0752° or 42° 4′ 31″ north

Longitude

-84.2696° or 84° 16′ 11″ west

Operator

Michigan Nature Association

Open location code

86JQ3PGJ+35

OpenStreetMap ID

way 913837437

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jefferson and Cambridge Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kooters Creekside Campground and Juniper Hills Campgrounds.

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Worth a closer look: Detroit and Lansing.

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