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Eaton Park

Eaton Park from directly overhead

Eaton Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Maiden Lane Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05494, -86.47142

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 3.9 mi
  • Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.5 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 14.5 mi
  • The Green: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Lilac Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Railway Garden: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 8
  • St. Joseph's Firemen: 3.9 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Lions Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Weko Beach: 9.7 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EdwardSW 214°242 m10.1 mi
Mount RandallSSW 212°235 m11.9 mi
Tower HillSSW 213°233 m12.3 mi
Pikes PeakSSW 213°229 m12.4 mi
Mount FullerSSW 214°227 m12.6 mi
Great Warren DuneSSW 213°225 m10.9 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 24°213 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4321:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1216:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485968737165534232
Precip in2.51.92.33.83.93.63.33.93.44.43.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 5 mi away.

  • American Robin14 obs
  • common milkweed13 obs
  • American pokeweed12 obs
  • prairie trillium11 obs
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird10 obs
  • White-breasted Nuthatch10 obs
  • Red-headed Woodpecker9 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel9 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/322015567

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