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Benton Park

Benton Park from directly overhead

Benton Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 0.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

What to expect

Operated by
Benton Charter Township

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06540, -86.44713

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 12
  • St. Joseph's Firemen: 3.6 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 3.6 mi
  • Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.7 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 14.7 mi
  • The Green: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Lilac Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Railway Garden: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 5
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EdwardSW 217°242 m11.4 mi
Mount RandallSW 215°235 m13.1 mi
Tower HillSW 215°233 m13.6 mi
Pikes PeakSW 216°229 m13.7 mi
Mount FullerSW 216°227 m13.9 mi
Great Warren DuneSW 216°225 m12.2 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 21°213 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4321:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1116:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485968737165534232
Precip in2.51.92.33.83.93.63.33.93.44.43.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 4 mi away.

  • American pokeweed18 obs
  • American Robin11 obs
  • prairie trillium11 obs
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird9 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker9 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel9 obs
  • Carolina horsenettle9 obs
  • White-breasted Nuthatch8 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/1038837613

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