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Centennial Skate Park

Centennial Skate Park from directly overhead

Centennial Skate Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Army of the Republic Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of East Jordan

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15335, -85.12077

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Dressel Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Slough Family Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Cosner & Bennett-Barnes Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 22
Attractions: 21
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 0.6 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 8.6 mi
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 9.3 mi
  • The Boulder: 11.5 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 12.5 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Peninsula Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Public Access: 19.8 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Block M Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Children Playing: 15.4 mi
  • Ring of Bright Water II: 23.0 mi
  • 4-Season Mural: 23.3 mi
  • Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsE 92°438 m19.5 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 21°405 m23.6 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 26°398 m24.1 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 20°395 m24.0 mi
Deadmans HillSE 130°393 m11.6 mi
Tower HillNNE 27°393 m23.9 mi
Chandler HillsENE 73°382 m16.7 mi
Chandler HillENE 69°372 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5420:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445665696761493829
Precip in2.01.31.52.53.03.22.93.33.74.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan, under a mile away.

  • blue vervain20 obs
  • common buckthorn19 obs
  • Trumpeter Swan17 obs
  • Canada Goose13 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird13 obs
  • Mallard12 obs
  • Common Goldeneye12 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing12 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/839787609

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