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Claybanks Township Park

Claybanks Township Park from directly overhead

Claybanks Township Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 198 m. The nearest named place is Darer Dune, a peak 1.9 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.52731, -86.48486

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Hillbilly Giant Slide: 5.5 mi
  • Kangaroos: 5.6 mi
  • Lewis Adventure Farm & Zoo: 5.6 mi
  • Pork Chop Downs: 5.6 mi
  • Gem Mining: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 11
Beaches: 9
  • Dunes Waterfront Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Duck Lake State Park Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Sunset Point: 14.3 mi
  • Blackhawk Waterfront: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Darer Dune: 1.9 mi
  • Chapel Dune: 2.0 mi
  • Vesper Dune: 2.3 mi
  • Test Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 6.9 mi
  • Hart Rest Area 530: 9.7 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 16.6 mi
  • Ludington Rest Area 328: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 14.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Opus in 3 Movements: 10.2 mi
  • Sailboats/Trees: 10.4 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Leader's Patio: 14.0 mi
  • Fairchild Park: 24.7 mi
  • The Pines: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:0620:4821:31
September equinox07:3419:0719:45
December solstice08:1716:2617:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564696861503930
Precip in2.61.42.33.83.33.33.03.33.24.13.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague 4 NW, 6 mi away.

  • Green Frog8 obs
  • white poplar4 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
  • Common Watersnake2 obs
  • Brown Trout2 obs
  • northern red oak2 obs
  • American searocket2 obs
  • northern whitecedar2 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/1066215250

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