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Kiddville Dam

Kiddville Dam from directly overhead

Kiddville Dam is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Brady Hills stands 313 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Bend Park, a park 1.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

dam in Ionia County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33130934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11101, -85.20581

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lightning Bend Park: 1.1 mi
  • East Riverside Park: 1.3 mi
  • Central Riverside Park: 1.5 mi
  • Demorest Field: 1.8 mi
  • Water Street Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 45
  • The Big Apple: 20.3 mi
  • Earth, Wind, and Fire: 20.8 mi
  • American Eagle: 20.9 mi
  • Four Open Squares Horizontal Gyratory-Tapered: 21.1 mi
  • Long Island Buddha: 21.1 mi
Museums: 16
  • Belding Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Fighting Falcon Military Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Flat River Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Heritage Village: 11.0 mi
  • Boston Saranac Historical Society: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Equestrian Confidence Course: 12.5 mi
  • Mixed Oak Forest: 13.2 mi
  • Pine Plantation: 13.5 mi
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 19.1 mi
  • Sawtooth Drop: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Stargazer Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 21.0 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 21.0 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Zen-Style Garden: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 16.3 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brady HillsNNW 343°313 m22.2 mi
Cheney HillsWNW 303°291 m17.7 mi
Maple HillNW 322°273 m22.5 mi
The IslandE 93°216 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0220:4121:25
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:1016:2317:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434465767706961503827
Precip in2.21.92.43.94.13.63.13.53.03.53.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 2 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353944938

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