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Barnes Island Park

Barnes Island Park from directly overhead

Barnes Island Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Blue Mountain stands 377 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shamrock Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.83102, -84.75904

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Dragonfly: 15.8 mi
  • Quadrant: 16.9 mi
  • Pond Art: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greek Rock: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Edwnville Falls: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNNW 340°377 m23.6 mi
McWatty KnollNNW 338°336 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5820:4121:26
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1817:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212232435666706860483727
Precip in2.21.72.13.53.83.53.23.42.83.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladwin, 17 mi away.

  • Red-winged Blackbird9 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • Monarch6 obs
  • Canada Goose4 obs
  • Northern Cardinal4 obs
  • Killdeer3 obs
  • American Robin3 obs
  • Western Honey Bee3 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/210821280

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