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Banks Township Park

Banks Township Park from directly overhead

Banks Township Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Deadmans Hill stands 393 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dune Overlook, a attraction 0.7 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

What to expect

Operated by
Banks Township

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.18774, -85.38315

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions: 17
  • Dune Overlook: 0.7 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 1.1 mi
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 9.3 mi
  • Earl Young Gnome Houses: 10.7 mi
  • Stone Circle: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 13
Museums: 12
Peaks: 12
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Block M Rock: 18.4 mi
  • Children Playing: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Bubbling Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deadmans HillESE 114°393 m23.8 mi
Mount BundySE 133°347 m21.7 mi
Boyne MountainE 95°344 m21.7 mi
Richardson HillE 92°331 m14.0 mi
Avalanche MountainE 88°293 m18.1 mi
Bunker HillSE 129°274 m11.2 mi
Mount BlissESE 112°260 m15.9 mi
Bramen HillWSW 252°238 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:54
June solstice05:5520:4821:33
September equinox07:2919:0219:41
December solstice08:1816:1317:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329405263696862503930
Precip in2.31.51.92.93.02.92.73.23.64.32.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlevoix, 11 mi away.

  • dune tansy28 obs
  • northern whitecedar21 obs
  • star-flowered lily-of-the-valley18 obs
  • balsam fir17 obs
  • striped maple16 obs
  • smooth rose15 obs
  • bearberry14 obs
  • viper's-bugloss13 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/893387454

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