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Gatewood Park

Gatewood Park from directly overhead

Gatewood Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Vandercook Lake County Park, a park 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 159 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Gatewood Property Owner's Association

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20123, -84.38064

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 5.5 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.6 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.6 mi
  • Sky Miles: 16.7 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Peaks: 18
Artworks: 11
  • Beverley Simmons Bunny: 2.1 mi
  • Reality T.V.: 2.1 mi
  • Summer Night Tree: 3.4 mi
  • Have A Nice Day: 3.6 mi
  • Grow: 3.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Ella Sharp Museum: 2.1 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 8.9 mi
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Concord Universalist Church: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 7.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 11.6 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Springs: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelso RidgeS 190°387 m18.2 mi
Bundy HillSSW 201°381 m10.9 mi
Prospect HillSSE 152°372 m13.3 mi
Hatt HillSSW 192°348 m3.2 mi
Irish HillSSE 155°344 m14.2 mi
Cassidy KameNE 56°344 m18.5 mi
Sackrider HillNE 52°338 m11.2 mi
Big KameNE 52°328 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0220:3521:18
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0416:2417:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063514030
Precip in1.71.51.92.93.43.63.43.83.02.92.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1267081427

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