Brown's Brook State Roadside Park
Brown's Brook State Roadside Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dablott Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
180 named places within 25 miles
- Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 8.4 mi
- Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Search Bay Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Hubbard's Annex Park: 0.9 mi
- Great Turtle Park: 1.3 mi
- Woodfill Park: 1.6 mi
- Marquette park: 1.8 mi
- Windermere Point: 1.9 mi
- British Landing: 0.9 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 1.5 mi
- Fort Holmes: 1.6 mi
- Fort Mackinac: 1.8 mi
- Trinity Church: 1.8 mi
- Stuart House City Museum: 1.8 mi
- Biddle House: 1.8 mi
- The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Michilimackinac Historical Society & Fort de Baude Museum: 3.5 mi
- Museum of Ojibwa Culture: 4.0 mi
- Sunset Rock (Chimney Rock): 0.5 mi
- Holmes Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.6 mi
- St. Anthony's Rock: 3.7 mi
- Rabbit Back Peak: 5.3 mi
- Crack in the Island: 0.6 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 7.1 mi
- Mystery Spot: 7.7 mi
- Sea Shell City: 15.9 mi
- Nautical North Family Adventures: 17.4 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 7.4 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 14.3 mi
- Dablott Spring: 0.1 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 2.2 mi
- The Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 3.9 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Cove: 21.6 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 17.2 mi
- Lake Huron: 17.2 mi
- Shimmy: 17.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 1.5 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 21.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 2.1 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 20.4 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown's Brook State Roadside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill | NNW 342° | 300 m | 21.3 mi |
| Peek-A-Boo Hill | NE 49° | 222 m | 16.1 mi |
| Rabbit Back Peak | NW 319° | 212 m | 5.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 306° | 210 m | 5.5 mi |
| Billiau Hill | SW 229° | 207 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SW 234° | 201 m | 13.7 mi |
| St. Anthony's Rock | W 274° | 183 m | 3.7 mi |
| Brulee Point | NE 51° | 179 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:07 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace, 3 mi away.
- yellow lady's slipper100 obs
- Ring-billed Gull75 obs
- Solomon's plume61 obs
- Monarch58 obs
- large white trillium54 obs
- northern whitecedar49 obs
- Creeping Bellflower48 obs
- Herb Robert43 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1046228775
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