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Central Park

Central Park from directly overhead

Central Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Bettes Tower Hill stands 260 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeside Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07807, -86.17932

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lloyd's Bayou Public Access: 0.6 mi
  • Alden Street End Park: 0.6 mi
  • Spring Lake Township Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • South Buchanan Street End Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jackson Street Dock: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 40
Artworks: 33
Museums: 23
  • Midwest Miniatures Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Community Archive and Research Center: 4.1 mi
  • Gillette Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
  • James Jackson Museum of African American History: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 13
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 23.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 4.2 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 19.4 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fairchild Park: 11.0 mi
  • The Pines: 11.1 mi
  • Leader's Patio: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bettes Tower HillENE 76°260 m23.1 mi
BaldyS 183°233 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4521:28
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 2 mi away.

  • Mallard31 obs
  • Mute Swan29 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel28 obs
  • American Robin17 obs
  • European Frog-bit17 obs
  • Great Blue Heron15 obs
  • Bald Eagle15 obs
  • Northern Cardinal15 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/405630164

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