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Fort-Allen Park

Fort-Allen Park from directly overhead

Fort-Allen Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Fort-Gib Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10351, -83.23617

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Gwen Frostic Sculpture: 8.5 mi
  • Coins Collection: 10.1 mi
  • Man With Umbrella: 10.3 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 10.3 mi
  • DTW Welcome Sign: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 55
  • Gibraltar Wetlands: 1.6 mi
  • Humbug Marsh: 2.4 mi
  • Huroc Park: 3.1 mi
  • Sturgeon Bar: 3.4 mi
  • Finazzo Preserve: 4.0 mi
Museums: 54
  • Gibraltar Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Marshland Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Flat Rock Depot & Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Trenton Cultural Center: 3.2 mi
  • Trenton Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 13.3 mi
  • Fort Wayne: 15.3 mi
  • Rouge Park cannon: 16.8 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 17.2 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 31
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Organic Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Monroe Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 7.4 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Belle Isle Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Luna Pier Public Beach: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5820:3121:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:2017:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534131
Precip in2.22.12.43.33.73.33.53.33.22.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 10 mi away.

  • common reed15 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade5 obs
  • alder buckthorn5 obs
  • Mallard4 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail4 obs
  • Wild Turkey3 obs
  • House Sparrow3 obs
  • common jewelweed3 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/480217492

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