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First Lake Park

First Lake Park from directly overhead

First Lake Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Brady Hills stands 313 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvidere Township Hall Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Belvidere Township
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.43605, -85.14214

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Belvidere Township Hall Park: 0.3 mi
  • Belvidere Roadside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Lake Public Access: 2.8 mi
  • Schmeid Park: 3.2 mi
  • Glen D. Curtis Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Pond Art: 21.2 mi
  • Quadrant: 21.3 mi
  • Dragonfly: 23.7 mi
  • Bulldog: 24.1 mi
  • Victory Bell: 24.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Little River School House: 12.8 mi
  • Heritage Village: 12.9 mi
  • Flat River Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Fighting Falcon Military Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Museum of Cultural and Natural History: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Morley Rest Area 533: 16.9 mi
  • Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greek Rock: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brady HillsW 263°313 m9.9 mi
Cheney HillsSW 235°291 m22.2 mi
Maple HillWSW 255°273 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice06:0120:4221:26
September equinox07:2819:0219:40
December solstice08:1116:2117:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434465767706961503827
Precip in2.21.92.43.94.13.63.13.53.03.53.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 2 NNE, 17 mi away.

  • Common Snapping Turtle3 obs
  • Green Frog3 obs
  • Belted Kingfisher1 obs
  • Mourning Dove1 obs
  • Mute Swan1 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
  • Spiny Softshell1 obs
  • Painted Turtle1 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/645721192

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