Dunbar Park
Dunbar Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey - Lagerstrom Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan State University
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
125 named places within 25 miles
- Pickford Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Saultuer Drive Playground: 11.2 mi
- Shawano Drive Playground: 11.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 11.9 mi
- Shunk Road Park: 12.2 mi
- Bailey - Lagerstrom Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Little Leaf Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Schafer Family Nature Sanctuary at Roach Point: 10.0 mi
- Munuscong Lake Nature Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Pickering Hay Point Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Stribling Point: 5.1 mi
- Birch Point: 5.4 mi
- Ned Point: 5.4 mi
- Green Point: 5.7 mi
- Niles Point: 6.0 mi
- SS Valley Camp: 13.6 mi
- Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum: 13.6 mi
- Kinross Heritage and Military Museum: 13.6 mi
- River of History Museum: 13.6 mi
- Kinross Heritage Park Blacksmith Shop: 13.6 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 13.5 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 13.5 mi
- Tower Of History: 13.6 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 14.0 mi
- Fort St. Joseph (Ontario): 22.1 mi
- Moon Hill: 6.8 mi
- Velvet Hill: 8.4 mi
- Oneway Hill: 8.6 mi
- Peek-A-Boo Hill: 22.5 mi
- Mission Hill: 24.1 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Cove: 23.4 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 13.6 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
- Old Wilson School: 13.6 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunbar Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | WNW 296° | 295 m | 24.1 mi |
| Peek-A-Boo Hill | SSW 202° | 222 m | 22.5 mi |
| Oneway Hill | NNW 341° | 206 m | 8.6 mi |
| Velvet Hill | NNW 338° | 201 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:47 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:03 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickford 3NE, 10 mi away.
- Pine Grosbeak7 obs
- Ruffed Grouse6 obs
- Red-bellied Woodpecker5 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog5 obs
- Redpoll5 obs
- Silver Redhorse4 obs
- Purple Finch4 obs
- American Tree Sparrow4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/731158891
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