Historic site · Michigan
The Hiker
The Hiker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Foster Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1928
How to reach it
Coordinates42.95957, -85.65992
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Foster Park: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln Place Park: 0.2 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.4 mi
- Mooney Park: 0.4 mi
- Pekich Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 60
- ArtPost Ferguson Apartments: 0.3 mi
- ArtPost Verne Barry Place: 0.4 mi
- Roger B. Chaffee: 0.4 mi
- Imagine That: 0.5 mi
- Helen J Claytor: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Brian Dyk Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Nature Trail: 3.8 mi
- Hopewell Indian Mounds Park: 3.9 mi
- Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Buck Creek Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Caulkins Law Office: 0.2 mi
- Meyer May House: 0.4 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives: 0.6 mi
- Grand Rapids Art Museum: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
- The Castle: 0.1 mi
- Bust of A. Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Kent County Civil War Monument: 0.5 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.8 mi
- Gerald R. Ford and Betty B. Ford Burial Site: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 15
- Boynton's Landing: 7.3 mi
- Hilltop Stop: 10.9 mi
- Boulder Jump: 10.9 mi
- Sawtooth Drop: 10.9 mi
- Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 12
- Winchester Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hillcrest Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Michigan State University Cooperative Extension: 1.9 mi
- Alger Heights Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Zen-Style Garden: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 4
- Buena Vista Hill: 8.5 mi
- Dias Hill: 11.3 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 14.1 mi
- Cheney Hills: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 12.9 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.5 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Millennium Park Beach: 4.8 mi
- Fishing Beach: 19.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Ada Covered Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Charleston: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hiker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | S 177° | 311 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cheney Hills | NNE 22° | 291 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NNW 345° | 260 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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