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Father Carnes Park

Father Carnes Park from directly overhead

Father Carnes Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Sand Hill stands 189 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91285, -83.41363

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 26
Artworks: 26
  • Big Goose: 13.2 mi
  • Goose: 13.2 mi
  • Goose: 13.2 mi
  • Angel: 13.2 mi
  • City Candy: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 19
Picnic sites: 8
  • Flint Woods Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 3.4 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 9.5 mi
  • Dundee Welcome Center 822: 14.7 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Great Sulphur Spring: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSSW 212°189 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5920:3121:13
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice07:5916:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485970747164534131

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

  • Mallard8 obs
  • Tan Jumping Spider8 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle7 obs
  • American pokeweed7 obs
  • Eastern Cottonwood7 obs
  • creeping thistle7 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider6 obs
  • white mulberry6 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/1106925056

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