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Carr Park

Carr Park from directly overhead

Carr Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wurster Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 159 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Village of Manchester
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.14431, -84.04895
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wurster Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kirk Park: 0.6 mi
  • Chi-Bro Park: 0.8 mi
  • Manchester Community Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
  • Washtenaw County Parks: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 11.3 mi
  • Sky Miles: 13.4 mi
  • The Upside Down: 13.5 mi
  • The Upside Down: 13.5 mi
  • The Upside Down: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 28
Museums: 20
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 11.2 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Dexter Area Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Lenawee County Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 17
Rest areas: 6
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Trestle Park Comfort Station: 16.6 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 21.2 mi
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Well: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

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
Kelso RidgeSW 235°387 m24.5 mi
Bundy HillWSW 254°381 m21.9 mi
Prospect HillSW 234°372 m13.2 mi
Hatt HillW 273°348 m17.7 mi
Irish HillSW 231°344 m14.2 mi
Cassidy KameN 353°344 m14.4 mi
Sackrider HillNW 323°338 m13.6 mi
Big KameN 353°328 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:49
June solstice06:0120:3421:16
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0216:2317:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535475868717063513929
Precip in2.32.02.23.24.13.13.43.12.92.62.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Baltimore Checkerspot38 obs
  • Delaware Skipper35 obs
  • Spatterdock Darner35 obs
  • Blue-tipped Dancer28 obs
  • Great Spangled Fritillary27 obs
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue24 obs
  • Common Whitetail24 obs
  • Northern Pearly-eye24 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/256675813

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