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Bertha Brock Park

Bertha Brock Park from directly overhead

Bertha Brock Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. The Island stands 216 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellamy Creek Roadside Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Dedicated to Bertha E. Brock.

What the record says

Built
1931

What to expect

Operated by
Ionia County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97223, -85.12341

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bellamy Creek Roadside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 2.4 mi
  • McCann Park: 2.4 mi
  • Entertainment Park: 2.5 mi
  • Robinson Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 59
  • Four Open Squares Horizontal Gyratory-Tapered: 23.3 mi
  • Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 23.3 mi
  • The Tribute: 23.3 mi
  • Long Island Buddha: 23.3 mi
  • Mad Mom: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Equestrian Confidence Course: 2.1 mi
  • Mixed Oak Forest: 12.6 mi
  • Pine Plantation: 12.9 mi
  • Sawmill: 24.7 mi
  • Bristol Inn: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 5
  • Stargazer Gardens: 19.2 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 23.2 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 23.2 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Zen-Style Garden: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 6.8 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 16.1 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Peaks: 2
  • The Island: 21.3 mi
  • Buena Vista Hill: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fishing Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The IslandENE 67°216 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice06:0220:4121:24
September equinox07:2819:0219:40
December solstice08:0916:2317:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433455767716961493828
Precip in2.21.72.23.34.03.93.43.73.03.52.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ionia 2ssw, 3 mi away.

  • Ghost Pipe10 obs
  • bloodroot9 obs
  • Widow Skimmer6 obs
  • large white trillium6 obs
  • Rainbow Darter6 obs
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue5 obs
  • Red-spotted Admiral5 obs
  • autumn olive5 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/486690711

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