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Delta Township / Delta Charter Township

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Delta Township / Delta Charter Township is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Delta Center Methodist Church, a historic site 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34866132, matched on coordinates and name (47 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1987
Inscription
Between 1940 and 1987 Delta Township’s population zoomed from 2,618 to nearly 28,000, and its state tax evaluation increased from $1.48 million to $475 million. Charter status, attained in 1962, helped fuel an explosion that gave Delta the moniker...

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74145, -84.66354

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 43
Historic sites: 41
Gardens: 27
  • Formal Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Perennial Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Museums: 24
Rest areas: 8
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 4.7 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 7.8 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 11.1 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 11.1 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Don's Windmill: 4.8 mi
  • White Capitol House: 5.5 mi
  • Michigan State Capitol: 5.5 mi
  • Old Town: 5.8 mi
  • Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 19.6 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.0 mi
Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 148°320 m21.3 mi
Jerusalem HillsS 187°297 m24.6 mi
Holibaugh HillsS 183°296 m22.6 mi
The IslandN 352°216 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2719:0119:38
December solstice08:0716:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6227796283

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