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Pigeon Creek Park

Pigeon Creek Park from directly overhead

Pigeon Creek Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Crossing, a park 3.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
189 m

What to expect

Operated by
Ottawa County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93361, -86.09414

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hemlock Crossing: 3.2 mi
  • Robinson Township Park: 3.6 mi
  • Agnew Roadside Park: 5.6 mi
  • Stearns Creek Park: 5.8 mi
  • Zwemer Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 56
Nature reserves: 41
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 5.2 mi
  • Port Sheldon Natural Area: 5.5 mi
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 5.9 mi
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 6.1 mi
  • Port Sheldon Natural Area: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 31
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 13
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 11.0 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 11.3 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Fairchild Park: 21.6 mi
  • The Pines: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillESE 113°311 m24.4 mi
Bettes Tower HillNE 50°260 m23.8 mi
Beach HillSSE 157°242 m21.4 mi
BaldySSW 203°233 m14.2 mi
Mount BaldheadSSW 197°233 m19.7 mi
Pelican PeakSSW 198°221 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0620:4421:28
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1316:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 11 mi away.

  • American beech59 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage30 obs
  • common soapwort27 obs
  • American pokeweed24 obs
  • eastern white pine23 obs
  • sassafras22 obs
  • red maple20 obs
  • sugar maple20 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/156408529

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