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Columbus County Park

Columbus County Park from directly overhead

Columbus County Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Grampian Hills stands 375 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Belle River Park, a park 2.5 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
St Clair County

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85327, -82.72110

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 41
Museums: 23
  • Farm Museum: 9.6 mi
  • St Clair Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Wills Sainte Claire Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Moore Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Sled Museum: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Military Tank: 9.2 mi
  • Veterans and Marine City Firemans Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Huron Lightship: 17.6 mi
  • Fort Gratiot: 17.8 mi
  • Young Thomas Edison statue: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 7
Peaks: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Canatara Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Secret Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 5.3 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 7.6 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Frog Point: 12.8 mi
  • Point Edward: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grampian HillsW 264°375 m24.6 mi
Twombly MountainW 267°349 m18.6 mi
Fibber MountainWSW 246°302 m21.7 mi
Mt. SheldonWSW 246°290 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5320:3121:14
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5916:1417:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232434465868737063513929
Precip in2.41.92.13.23.83.63.93.33.52.93.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond 4 NNW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/546428056

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