Hardy Dam Reservoir Park
Hardy Dam Reservoir Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Brady Hills stands 313 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragon Adventures Base Camp, a park 2.8 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dragon Adventures Base Camp: 2.8 mi
- MK Conklin Park: 3.8 mi
- Charles Besemer Muskegon River Park: 4.0 mi
- Pine Street Access: 5.0 mi
- Bills Lake Public Access: 6.6 mi
- Fish Head: 9.8 mi
- Celebration: 15.5 mi
- Victory Bell: 15.6 mi
- Bulldog: 15.6 mi
- Muse: 15.7 mi
- Newaygo Prarie Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Santer Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Howard Christensen Nature Center: 15.9 mi
- Clay Cliffs Nature Area: 16.2 mi
- McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Newaygo County Museum and Heritage Center: 9.8 mi
- Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Springs Museum & Historical Society: 18.8 mi
- Little River School House: 19.7 mi
- Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon Railway Depot: 22.3 mi
- Maple Hill: 11.0 mi
- Brady Hills: 15.2 mi
- Skidder Hill: 16.7 mi
- Cheney Hills: 17.5 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 23.4 mi
- Morley Rest Area 533: 7.7 mi
- Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 12.6 mi
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 24.0 mi
- Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
- Fruit Ridge Hayrides: 22.1 mi
- Caboose Museum Exhibit: 22.3 mi
- Newaygo Portland Cement Company: 9.7 mi
- Hazel Iva Weatherby Memorial Tree: 12.6 mi
- Helen's Garden: 16.1 mi
- Flower & Sculpture Garden: 22.7 mi
- Clay Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Nichols Lake North: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hardy Dam Reservoir Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Hills | ESE 108° | 313 m | 15.2 mi |
| Skidder Hill | NW 318° | 301 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cheney Hills | SSE 159° | 291 m | 17.5 mi |
| Maple Hill | SE 138° | 273 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | SSW 194° | 260 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:23 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Rapids WTP, 17 mi away.
- partridgeberry6 obs
- mayapple5 obs
- common bracken5 obs
- American cancer-root5 obs
- Karner Blue5 obs
- Spongy Moth4 obs
- Solomon's plume4 obs
- sassafras4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/474408962
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