Brimley State Park
Brimley State Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheels of History Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Shallows Boat Launch: 6.8 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 7.7 mi
- Algonquin Park: 8.7 mi
- Malcolm Park: 10.3 mi
- Ashmun Bay Park: 10.4 mi
- Hobbins-Meyer Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- James Donaldson Moore Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Little Leaf Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Iroquois Island Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Ashmun Creek Trails: 9.8 mi
- Old Vessel Point: 9.6 mi
- Partridge Point: 16.9 mi
- Bell's Point: 19.0 mi
- Point Charles: 19.9 mi
- Pumpkin Point: 20.4 mi
- Wheels of History Museum: 0.9 mi
- Kinross Heritage Park Blacksmith Shop: 10.7 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 10.7 mi
- Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum: 10.7 mi
- Kinross Heritage and Military Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mission Hill: 6.9 mi
- Velvet Hill: 13.0 mi
- Oneway Hill: 13.3 mi
- Maple Hill: 20.8 mi
- Moon Hill: 23.8 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 11.6 mi
- Tower Of History: 11.9 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 12.0 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 12.1 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Old Wilson School: 10.7 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Carletonville: 10.9 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
- The Big Spring: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brimley State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | SSW 211° | 300 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mission Hill | NW 305° | 295 m | 6.9 mi |
| Oneway Hill | E 83° | 206 m | 13.3 mi |
| Velvet Hill | E 85° | 201 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:48 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:04 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rudyard 4N, 8 mi away.
- Canadian bunchberry11 obs
- tansy7 obs
- Red Clover6 obs
- common bracken5 obs
- bluebead lily5 obs
- Canada mayflower5 obs
- Fly Agaric4 obs
- White-marked Tussock Moth4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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