Burgess Park
Burgess Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 258 m. Auger Hill stands 421 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Maria, a peak 5.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 258 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Millen Township
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foote Pond Overlook · 16 mi
- Westgate Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
89 named places within 25 miles
- Hayward Park: 6.8 mi
- Railroad Station Museum: 9.1 mi
- Lincoln Beach Park: 9.3 mi
- Sleeper Drive Beach and Play Area: 9.5 mi
- Barlow Road Park: 9.5 mi
- Wanigan: 17.0 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Lumbering History Exhibit Area: 17.1 mi
- Trapper's Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Blockhouse: 17.5 mi
- Alcona County Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Hubbard Lake Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Colby Plant Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Harrisville State Park: 15.1 mi
- Carl E. McAlvay Memorial Plant Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Mount Maria: 5.6 mi
- Chin Whisker Hill: 5.6 mi
- Kelly Hills: 8.0 mi
- Hickey Hill: 10.7 mi
- Schrauger Mountain: 17.5 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 17.0 mi
- Babe the Blue Ox: 17.0 mi
- TP: 17.5 mi
- Jesus and the Earth: 17.9 mi
- The Greatest Heart: 17.9 mi
- Iargo Springs: 17.0 mi
- Iargo Springs Interpretive Site: 17.1 mi
- Kiwanis' Monument: 17.7 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 18.9 mi
- Stone Native American Head: 23.2 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Lumberman's Monument: 17.1 mi
- Canoer's Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Harrisville State Park Beach: 15.2 mi
- Bebe Beach: 18.9 mi
- Harrisville State Park Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Oscoda Garden Club: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burgess Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auger Hill | SW 234° | 421 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kelly Hills | WNW 297° | 328 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chin Whisker Hill | WNW 294° | 318 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hickey Hill | N 11° | 306 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Maria | NNE 27° | 282 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:39 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennie 2SE, 11 mi away.
- American white waterlily4 obs
- Eastern Teaberry3 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit2 obs
- common yarrow2 obs
- purple loosestrife2 obs
- Marsh Skullcap2 obs
- swamp loosestrife2 obs
- swamp milkweed2 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/1111537449
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