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East Jordan Tourist Park

East Jordan Tourist Park from directly overhead

East Jordan Tourist Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Slough Family Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of East Jordan

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15669, -85.14166

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Slough Family Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Dressel Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Joseph & Ingeborg Marchio Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
Parks
Peaks: 23
Attractions: 21
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 1.5 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 9.0 mi
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 10.3 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 11.5 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 11.7 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Peninsula Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Public Access: 19.6 mi
  • Public Access: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Block M Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Children Playing: 15.7 mi
  • Ring of Bright Water II: 23.4 mi
  • 4-Season Mural: 24.3 mi
  • Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsE 92°438 m20.5 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 23°405 m23.8 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 29°398 m24.4 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 22°395 m24.2 mi
Deadmans HillSE 128°393 m12.6 mi
Tower HillNNE 29°393 m24.2 mi
Chandler HillsENE 75°382 m17.6 mi
Chandler HillENE 70°372 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5420:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445665696761493829
Precip in2.01.31.52.53.03.22.93.33.74.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan, under a mile away.

  • blue vervain20 obs
  • common buckthorn17 obs
  • Canada Goose13 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird13 obs
  • Trumpeter Swan12 obs
  • Mallard12 obs
  • Common Goldeneye12 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing12 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/803253660

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