Francis Motz County Park
Francis Motz County Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Mount Nethaway stands 267 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Lakes Dog Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 105 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clinton County
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 105.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clinton Lakes County Park: 0.6 mi
- Senior Citizen Park: 3.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 3.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- St Johns Rotary Park: 3.6 mi
- Elementary: 21.7 mi
- Geometry: 21.7 mi
- Delight: 21.7 mi
- Newton’s Cube: 21.8 mi
- Reflections: 21.8 mi
- St. Johns Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Paine-Gillam-Scott House: 3.8 mi
- Rochester Colony Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Eureka Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Kindel Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- A Looking Glass Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
- Richard A. Padgett Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- Bengel Wildlife Center: 19.0 mi
- JonBoy's Plant Paradise: 11.1 mi
- Towar Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Jan Nash Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- Slater Commuity Garden: 21.3 mi
- Shigematsu Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
- Clinton Northern Railway Museum: 3.6 mi
- Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 3.8 mi
- Rochester Colony Schoolhouse: 6.4 mi
- Old Pewamo Train Station: 13.9 mi
- Gratiot County Area Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
- Uncle John's Cider Mill: 4.2 mi
- Old Town: 21.2 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 21.7 mi
- White Capitol House: 22.1 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 22.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 23.2 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.1 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 19.0 mi
- Portland Rest Area 531: 19.9 mi
- Ithaca Rest Area 632: 20.7 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 21.8 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 0.4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 11.5 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 13.4 mi
- The Island: 8.1 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 8.9 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 23.5 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francis Motz County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nethaway | ESE 118° | 267 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | E 88° | 238 m | 8.9 mi |
| The Island | WNW 288° | 216 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 3 mi away.
- Monarch3 obs
- Black Swallowtail3 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog3 obs
- Snow Goose3 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant2 obs
- Dunlin2 obs
- Hudsonian Godwit2 obs
- Forster's Tern2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/72887491
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