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Carr Park

Carr Park from directly overhead

Carr Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Nona France Sledding Hill stands 215 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is WW2 Tank, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Bedford Township
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78350, -83.56792

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • WW2 Tank: 0.3 mi
  • Toledo Children's Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 7.1 mi
  • Pope Saint John Paul II Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Iraq: 7.5 mi
Parks
Nature reserves: 28
Artworks: 22
  • Big Goose: 3.5 mi
  • Goose: 3.5 mi
  • Angel: 3.5 mi
  • Goose: 3.5 mi
  • Joyful Dancer: 7.9 mi
Museums: 20
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Sand Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Corn Cob Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Turkeyfoot Rock: 18.2 mi
  • Nona France Sledding Hill: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 6.6 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 10.1 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 21.0 mi
  • Horse Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 5.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nona France Sledding HillSSW 212°215 m22.1 mi
Indian HillSSW 195°193 m16.5 mi
Sand HillS 182°189 m3.9 mi
Turkeyfoot RockSSW 202°181 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice06:0020:3121:13
September equinox07:2218:5719:33
December solstice07:5916:2217:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485970747164534131

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe, 12 mi away.

  • Monarch15 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit4 obs
  • fan clubmoss4 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel3 obs
  • Spicebush Swallowtail3 obs
  • American Toad3 obs
  • Wood Frog3 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty3 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/257362007

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