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Helder Park

Helder Park from directly overhead

Helder Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookwood Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83720, -86.04578

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brookwood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Riley Ridge Owners Association Private Park: 1.5 mi
  • Michigan Street Tot Lot: 1.7 mi
  • Paw Paw Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lawrence Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 57
Nature reserves: 46
  • Zuidema Dredge Placement Facility: 2.8 mi
  • Geerlings Farm Park: 4.4 mi
  • Poppen Woods: 4.4 mi
  • Port Sheldon Natural Area: 7.0 mi
  • Pigeon Creek Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 23
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 6.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 11.0 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 17.9 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 98°311 m20.3 mi
Beach HillSSE 155°242 m14.3 mi
BaldySW 231°233 m10.3 mi
Mount BaldheadSW 214°233 m14.7 mi
Pelican PeakSW 217°221 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0620:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:43
December solstice08:1216:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 7 mi away.

  • Monarch12 obs
  • moth mullein10 obs
  • common milkweed9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal8 obs
  • American Robin8 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider8 obs
  • wild carrot8 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/584983064

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