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Channel Lane Park

Channel Lane Park from directly overhead

Channel Lane Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. The nearest named place is Charles Mears State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78141, -86.43988

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 6
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Sunset Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Test Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Vesper Dune: 15.8 mi
  • Chapel Dune: 15.9 mi
  • Darer Dune: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Ludington Rest Area 328: 6.1 mi
  • Hart Rest Area 530: 9.1 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:58
June solstice06:0520:4821:32
September equinox07:3419:0719:45
December solstice08:1716:2517:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445565696861493828
Precip in2.82.02.43.64.53.73.53.33.24.03.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hart 3 WSW, 7 mi away.

  • Mallard9 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull7 obs
  • Long-tailed Duck7 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker7 obs
  • Monarch7 obs
  • Blue Jay6 obs
  • Mourning Dove5 obs
  • American Robin5 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/544228745

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