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Darrow Park

Darrow Park from directly overhead

Darrow Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashton Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Traverse City

How to reach it

Coordinates44.77238, -85.64068

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 25
Artworks: 25
Museums: 24
  • Dennos Museum Center: 2.7 mi
  • Music House Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 19
  • The Cistern: 1.3 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 2.6 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 4.7 mi
  • Rope Swing: 6.4 mi
  • 2k Hill: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Larry Cole Hardy: 1.3 mi
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 1.4 mi
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 12
  • West End Beach: 0.3 mi
  • North Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Haserot Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 16.5 mi
  • Public Access: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Dodge Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Exodus HillW 264°370 m3.4 mi
Gallagher HillW 276°355 m4.3 mi
Varney HillW 272°337 m11.7 mi
Champion HillWSW 245°337 m21.0 mi
Twin MountainsSSW 207°332 m16.9 mi
Crystal MountainSW 226°332 m24.6 mi
Warner HillW 266°331 m11.6 mi
Pierce HillSSW 194°322 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:55
June solstice05:5820:4821:33
September equinox07:3019:0319:42
December solstice08:1816:1717:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222230415464696860483727
Precip in2.72.02.13.43.42.92.83.23.64.13.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, under a mile away.

  • Mallard82 obs
  • American Herring Gull46 obs
  • box elder36 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica28 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel26 obs
  • purple crownvetch26 obs
  • staghorn sumac26 obs
  • bloodroot24 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/113752764

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