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Gerrish Railroad Roadside Park

Gerrish Railroad Roadside Park from directly overhead

Gerrish Railroad Roadside Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Emery Hill stands 414 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Scout P.A.T.H., a park 1.0 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.92922, -84.76869

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Dragonfly: 22.6 mi
  • Quadrant: 23.7 mi
  • Pond Art: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Edwnville Falls: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greek Rock: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emery HillN 10°414 m23.2 mi
Blue MountainNNW 334°377 m17.2 mi
McWatty KnollNNW 329°336 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5720:4221:26
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1116:1717:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212232435666706860483727
Precip in2.21.72.13.53.83.53.23.42.83.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladwin, 14 mi away.

  • Monarch4 obs
  • common bracken4 obs
  • autumn olive4 obs
  • Spongy Moth3 obs
  • Common Loon2 obs
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee2 obs
  • Common Garter Snake2 obs
  • Widow Skimmer2 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/375322290

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