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Golden Township Park

Golden Township Park from directly overhead

Golden Township Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Mac Wood's Dune Rides, a attraction 1.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65616, -86.53855

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Golden Township Park at Silver Lake Sand Dunes: 2.6 mi
  • Johnson Square Park: 6.2 mi
  • Cedar Point Park: 6.3 mi
  • Benona Township Oval Park: 6.8 mi
  • Benona Township Park: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 28
Beaches: 9
  • Dunes Waterfront Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Sunset Point: 21.6 mi
  • Blackhawk Waterfront: 21.7 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 8
Peaks: 6
  • Test Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Vesper Dune: 7.1 mi
  • Chapel Dune: 7.3 mi
  • Darer Dune: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 22.2 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Marl Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Hart Rest Area 530: 7.1 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 14.9 mi
  • Ludington Rest Area 328: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Leader's Patio: 21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:59
June solstice06:0520:4821:32
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1716:2617:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445565696861493828
Precip in2.82.02.43.64.53.73.53.33.24.03.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hart 3 WSW, 6 mi away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
  • spotted horsemint11 obs
  • bladder campion10 obs
  • Ghost Pipe8 obs
  • partridgeberry7 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander6 obs
  • White-tailed Deer6 obs
  • common milkweed6 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/1074595096

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