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Depot Beach Park

Depot Beach Park from directly overhead

Depot Beach Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Depot Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.31888, -85.24230

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pavilion Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bridge Park: 0.8 mi
  • East Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pine River Hammock Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Andrew and Mary Aish ke bug Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Phila A. Shanahan Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • North Point Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Boulder Park Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Boulder Park Hughes England Addition Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 25
Attractions: 18
  • Earl Young Gnome Houses: 1.1 mi
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 2.3 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 11.1 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 11.8 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Still on Patrol: 0.8 mi
  • Old mill ruins: 11.0 mi
  • Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 11.4 mi
  • Peace Pole: 14.2 mi
  • Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 14.5 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Monarch Waystation: 13.9 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 14.3 mi
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Graham BenchmarkNE 53°405 m17.8 mi
Nub's KnobENE 58°398 m19.4 mi
Emmet HeightsNE 51°395 m17.9 mi
Tower HillENE 59°393 m19.4 mi
Deadmans HillSE 142°393 m24.0 mi
Chandler HillsESE 107°382 m22.9 mi
Chandler HillE 101°372 m23.7 mi
Pintail PeakENE 59°368 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice05:5420:4821:33
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1816:1217:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329405263696862503930
Precip in2.31.51.92.93.02.92.73.23.64.32.82.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlevoix, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard29 obs
  • Common Merganser17 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull14 obs
  • common milkweed14 obs
  • viper's-bugloss13 obs
  • White-tailed Deer11 obs
  • bladder campion11 obs
  • American Toad11 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/632030265

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