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Hudsonville Nature Center

Hudsonville Nature Center from directly overhead

Hudsonville Nature Center is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Common Area, a park 0.7 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Hudsonville

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85453, -85.85074

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Common Area: 0.7 mi
  • Bridlewood West Enterance Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bridlewood West East Common Area: 0.8 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 1.0 mi
  • Watertower Sledding Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Transitional Link: 7.7 mi
  • Abstract Steel Sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 11.4 mi
  • Rapid Central Bike Parking: 11.5 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 11.5 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 29
  • Jenison Stump Fence: 4.8 mi
  • Veteran's Plaza: 4.8 mi
  • Sweets Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Howard Stanton Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer Marker: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 4.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 19.1 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 20.7 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillESE 111°311 m10.9 mi
Graves HillSE 131°280 m24.7 mi
Bettes Tower HillNNE 16°260 m21.7 mi
Beach HillSSW 195°242 m14.8 mi
BaldyWSW 247°233 m19.5 mi
Mount BaldheadSW 234°233 m22.6 mi
Pelican PeakWSW 237°221 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0620:4321:26
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1216:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867716962503929
Precip in2.72.12.64.14.44.03.33.13.53.73.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 13 mi away.

  • common pawpaw19 obs
  • large white trillium18 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit16 obs
  • false rue anemone15 obs
  • staghorn sumac14 obs
  • autumn olive13 obs
  • bloodroot12 obs
  • American Robin11 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/203833330

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