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Windmill Island Gardens

Windmill Island Gardens from directly overhead

Windmill Island Gardens is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is De Zwaan Windmill, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

island in Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q8024295, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79896, -86.09520

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Windmill Island Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Window on the Waterfront: 0.6 mi
  • Hallacy Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cook Villages Quad: 0.8 mi
  • Van Bragt Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 55
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 22
Attractions: 14
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 7.5 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 8.7 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 20.3 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 90°311 m22.6 mi
Beach HillSE 141°242 m13.4 mi
BaldySW 235°233 m6.7 mi
Mount BaldheadSSW 211°233 m11.1 mi
Pelican PeakSW 215°221 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4147041585

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