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Grand Haven State Park

Grand Haven State Park from directly overhead

Grand Haven State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Baldy stands 233 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishermens Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05553, -86.24719

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 37
  • Kitchel Lindquist Dunes Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Rosy Mound Natural Area: 2.5 mi
  • Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Hofma Preserve: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 31
Museums: 19
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Midwest Miniatures Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Community Archive and Research Center: 2.7 mi
  • Gillette Visitor Center: 4.7 mi
  • James Jackson Museum of African American History: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 7.9 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 20.6 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 22.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fairchild Park: 12.8 mi
  • The Pines: 12.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Headwaters: 24.3 mi
  • Marl Springs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaldyS 174°233 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 2 mi away.

  • Ring-billed Gull49 obs
  • Mallard49 obs
  • Long-tailed Duck40 obs
  • common milkweed38 obs
  • Monarch35 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser34 obs
  • spotted horsemint30 obs
  • White-tailed Deer29 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/313305039

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