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Historic Charlton Park

Historic Charlton Park from directly overhead

Historic Charlton Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 243 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

What to expect

Operated by
Barry County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61824, -85.20092

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thornapple Lake Public Access: 1.2 mi
  • Bliss Riverfront Park: 3.9 mi
  • Second Ward Park: 4.3 mi
  • Thornapple Plaza: 4.7 mi
  • First Ward Park: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Sawmill: 0.2 mi
  • Upjohn House: 0.3 mi
  • Charton Center Church: 0.3 mi
  • Bristol Inn: 0.3 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 0.3 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 18.1 mi
  • Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 22.7 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 23.7 mi
  • Battle Creek Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • The Hogback: 13.9 mi
  • Graves Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Baird Hill: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Fishing Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Willard Beach: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baird HillW 264°294 m14.6 mi
The HogbackSW 226°282 m13.9 mi
Graves HillW 271°280 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0420:4021:23
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0816:2517:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767716962503929
Precip in2.62.12.53.84.44.23.43.83.34.02.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings, 5 mi away.

  • common pawpaw6 obs
  • cardinal flower5 obs
  • Bald Eagle4 obs
  • lizard's tail4 obs
  • Limpkin3 obs
  • Spiny Softshell3 obs
  • American pokeweed3 obs
  • buttonbush3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/762747596

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