Historic site · Michigan
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Louis Campau, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Coordinates42.96614, -85.67202
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 60
- Louis Campau: 0.0 mi
- Love: 0.1 mi
- The Amazing Coe: 0.2 mi
- La Grande Vitesse: 0.2 mi
- The Spirit of Solidarity: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Rosa Parks Circle: 0.0 mi
- Louis Campau Promenade: 0.1 mi
- Lyon Square: 0.1 mi
- Calder Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Riverwalk Trails Park: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Brian Dyk Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Nature Trail: 3.4 mi
- Hopewell Indian Mounds Park: 3.6 mi
- Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
- Buck Creek Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Grand Rapids Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives: 0.1 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: 0.3 mi
- Caulkins Law Office: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Kent County Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Gerald R. Ford and Betty B. Ford Burial Site: 0.3 mi
- Bust of A. Lincoln: 0.6 mi
- The Hiker: 0.8 mi
- The Castle: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Boynton's Landing: 6.9 mi
- Hilltop Stop: 10.7 mi
- Boulder Jump: 10.7 mi
- Sawtooth Drop: 10.7 mi
- Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 12
- Winchester Garden: 1.2 mi
- Hillcrest Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Michigan State University Cooperative Extension: 2.2 mi
- Alger Heights Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Zen-Style Garden: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 4
- Buena Vista Hill: 8.6 mi
- Dias Hill: 11.8 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 13.5 mi
- Cheney Hills: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 12.6 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.2 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Millennium Park Beach: 4.5 mi
- Fishing Beach: 20.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Ada Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Charleston: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosa Parks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | S 175° | 311 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cheney Hills | NNE 24° | 291 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NNW 346° | 260 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:25 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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