Captain Norman Heck Park
Captain Norman Heck Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Sand Hill stands 189 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 1.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 27.0 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 17 mi
- Observation tower · 17 mi
- Big Hill · 17 mi
- Duck blind · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- American Legion World War I Monument: 1.4 mi
- George Armstrong Custer Statue: 1.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- World Wars Monument: 2.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.9 mi
- River Rasin National Battlefield Park Visitor’s Center: 0.9 mi
- Riviere Aux Raisins Park: 1.0 mi
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park: 1.0 mi
- C.D. "AL" Cappuccili Park: 1.1 mi
- Ford Marsh: 2.1 mi
- Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Swan Creek Plant Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Swan Creek Plant Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Huroc Park: 12.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Monroe County Labor History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Monroe Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Fair History Museum: 4.8 mi
- Eby Log Cabin: 4.9 mi
- Big Goose: 15.7 mi
- Goose: 15.7 mi
- Goose: 15.7 mi
- Angel: 15.7 mi
- Coins Collection: 20.5 mi
- Monroe Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Scottwood Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- The Manos Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 20.7 mi
- Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden: 20.9 mi
- Flint Woods Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Elder Creek Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Luna Pier Public Beach: 9.0 mi
- Nugent Beach (Private): 13.8 mi
- Carland Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lamb Beach: 15.7 mi
- Erie Beach: 16.6 mi
- Bear Statue: 16.0 mi
- Hollywood Casino Toledo: 23.0 mi
- Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 23.3 mi
- Pirate Ship: 23.3 mi
- Fossil Park: 24.5 mi
- Monroe Welcome Center 823: 4.7 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 8.1 mi
- Dundee Welcome Center 822: 17.2 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Toledo Harbor Light: 11.5 mi
- West Sister Island Light: 18.6 mi
- Great Sulphur Spring: 11.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.3 mi
- Rawsonville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Captain Norman Heck Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SW 217° | 189 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe, 3 mi away.
- swamp rose mallow26 obs
- Great Egret20 obs
- Great Blue Heron19 obs
- Amur honeysuckle18 obs
- common milkweed17 obs
- staghorn sumac16 obs
- Flowering-rush15 obs
- purple loosestrife15 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/371969224
Day trips start here
- Monroe · 2 mi
- Monroe County · 7 mi
- Carleton · 9 mi
- Maybee · 9 mi
- Toledo · 21 mi
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