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Charleston

Charleston from directly overhead

Charleston is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates43.00389, -85.93528

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deer Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Allendale Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Eastmanville Farm: 2.7 mi
  • Winding Creek Circle Common Area: 2.8 mi
  • Cadence Place Condo Common Area: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Transitional Link: 3.7 mi
  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 8.3 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 13.2 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 13.3 mi
  • Man in Space: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 25
  • Sweets Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Walker Police & Firefighters Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Nunica Stonehenge: 8.3 mi
  • Howard Stanton Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Veteran's Plaza: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 9
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 10.3 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 12.4 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 19.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • The Pines: 20.8 mi
  • Fairchild Park: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillSE 135°311 m20.3 mi
Bettes Tower HillNE 44°260 m14.6 mi
Beach HillS 179°242 m24.6 mi
BaldySW 217°233 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:0520:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:43
December solstice08:1316:2617:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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