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Ferry Avenue Park

Ferry Avenue Park from directly overhead

Ferry Avenue Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pavilion Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Charlevoix

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30363, -85.24849

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Boulder Park Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Boulder Park Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Boulder Park Hughes England Addition Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Andrew and Mary Aish ke bug Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Phila A. Shanahan Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 26
Attractions: 19
  • Earl Young Gnome Houses: 1.2 mi
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 1.6 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 10.8 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 11.0 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Still on Patrol: 1.0 mi
  • Old mill ruins: 11.1 mi
  • Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 11.7 mi
  • Peace Pole: 14.8 mi
  • Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 15.1 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Peninsula Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Christmas Cove Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Monarch Waystation: 14.5 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 14.9 mi
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 15.2 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Graham BenchmarkNE 51°405 m18.7 mi
Nub's KnobNE 56°398 m20.3 mi
Emmet HeightsNE 49°395 m18.8 mi
Tower HillENE 57°393 m20.2 mi
Deadmans HillSE 140°393 m23.4 mi
Chandler HillsESE 104°382 m22.9 mi
Chandler HillE 99°372 m23.9 mi
Pintail PeakENE 57°368 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice05:5420:4821:33
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1816:1217:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329405263696862503930
Precip in2.31.51.92.93.02.92.73.23.64.32.82.5

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

  • Mallard32 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull13 obs
  • Common Merganser13 obs
  • common milkweed11 obs
  • Northern Flicker10 obs
  • White-tailed Deer10 obs
  • chicory10 obs
  • bladder campion9 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/470251037

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