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Bassett Park

Bassett Park from directly overhead

Bassett Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Mount Christie stands 387 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dougherty Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 96 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Flint

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03667, -83.72408

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 17
  • Whaley House Musuem: 2.3 mi
  • Sloan Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Buick Automotive Gallery: 2.6 mi
  • Flushing Area Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • Fenton House: 16.5 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Dead Man's Pass: 9.4 mi
  • Mount Holly: 16.5 mi
  • Genesee County High Point: 17.4 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 17.7 mi
  • Enders Hill: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 6
  • South Shore Beach: 9.0 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Buttercup Beach: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 8.6 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 8.8 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 13.9 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChristieESE 117°387 m22.7 mi
Kerr HillESE 120°367 m19.5 mi
Enders HillSE 140°366 m18.5 mi
Mount HollySSE 151°340 m16.5 mi
Genesee County High PointS 179°315 m17.4 mi
Mount NethawayWSW 247°267 m24.7 mi
Hog IslandWSW 240°259 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5620:3521:18
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0416:1717:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465767716962503929
Precip in2.11.71.93.43.73.13.43.32.93.02.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flint 7W, 2 mi away.

  • Monarch5 obs
  • Red Clover5 obs
  • American Toad5 obs
  • chicory4 obs
  • wild carrot4 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver3 obs
  • ribwort plantain3 obs
  • rattlesnake master3 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/1209912335

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