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Douglas Walker Park

Douglas Walker Park from directly overhead

Douglas Walker Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east-southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Byron Township Whistlestop Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81466, -85.69110

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Byron Township Whistlestop Park: 1.3 mi
  • Earle Brewer Park: 1.7 mi
  • Byron Township Bicentennial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ideal Park: 3.1 mi
  • Prairie Wolf Park: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • Abstract Steel Sculpture: 5.1 mi
  • The Cheese: 9.5 mi
  • Rapid Central Bike Parking: 10.0 mi
  • ArtPost Verne Barry Place: 10.2 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 10.2 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 13
Peaks: 6
  • Dias Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Beach Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Graves Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Buena Vista Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Baird Hill: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Millennium Park Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 12.0 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillESE 121°311 m2.4 mi
Baird HillSE 145°294 m18.4 mi
Graves HillSE 142°280 m17.0 mi
Bettes Tower HillN 355°260 m23.7 mi
Beach HillSW 226°242 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:0520:4221:25
September equinox07:3119:0519:42
December solstice08:1116:2617:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968727063503930
Precip in2.52.12.43.94.03.93.83.63.43.93.12.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nwsfo Grand Rapids, 9 mi away.

  • Common Garter Snake11 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake11 obs
  • dame's rocket11 obs
  • Mallard10 obs
  • Small White10 obs
  • Eastern Forktail9 obs
  • Canada Goose8 obs
  • American Robin8 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/494875270

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