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East Park

East Park from directly overhead

East Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36918, -85.00327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Robinson Nature Preserve Honoring Gold Star Families Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Bubbling Springs Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Clark Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Martha A. Curtis Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • The Fields Preserve: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Graham Benchmark: 7.7 mi
  • Pintail Peak: 8.0 mi
  • Emmet Heights: 8.1 mi
  • Tower Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Nub's Knob: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Scenic Waterfall: 1.8 mi
  • Overlook Cliff: 1.9 mi
  • Highpoint Corner: 1.9 mi
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Steep Climb: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Peace Pole: 2.1 mi
  • Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 2.4 mi
  • Hemingway Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Ignatius Petoskey: 2.5 mi
  • Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 4.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • Little Traverse Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Bay View Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Blackbird Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Railroad Depot Museum: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Monarch Waystation: 1.9 mi
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 2.4 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Mesochosm Area: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Topinabee Rest Area 407: 21.0 mi
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsSE 139°438 m20.7 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 20°405 m7.7 mi
Nub's KnobNE 36°398 m8.4 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 17°395 m8.1 mi
Tower HillNE 38°393 m8.2 mi
Deadmans HillS 172°393 m22.6 mi
Chandler HillsSE 134°382 m14.4 mi
Chandler HillSE 125°372 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:53
June solstice05:5320:4721:33
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1716:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212128405262676760493828
Precip in2.41.71.92.93.12.92.53.23.54.53.02.4

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

  • Asian Lady Beetle14 obs
  • wild bergamot14 obs
  • box elder13 obs
  • purple crownvetch13 obs
  • tansy11 obs
  • northern whitecedar10 obs
  • chicory9 obs
  • common soapwort9 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/469535839

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