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Hughes Park

Hughes Park from directly overhead

Hughes Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is GrandmasPark, a park 0.7 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86909, -85.87928

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Transitional Link: 6.5 mi
  • Abstract Steel Sculpture: 10.3 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 12.0 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 12.1 mi
  • Rapid Central Bike Parking: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 29
  • Veteran's Plaza: 5.3 mi
  • Jenison Stump Fence: 5.4 mi
  • Sweets Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Howard Stanton Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer Marker: 9.9 mi
Museums: 29
Attractions: 22
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 12
Peaks: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 4.0 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 18.5 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 19.0 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillESE 113°311 m12.6 mi
Bettes Tower HillNNE 20°260 m21.2 mi
Beach HillS 189°242 m15.4 mi
BaldyWSW 242°233 m18.6 mi
Mount BaldheadSW 230°233 m22.0 mi
Pelican PeakSW 232°221 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:0620:4321:26
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1216:2717:13

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, 14 mi away.

  • American Robin14 obs
  • large white trillium12 obs
  • Johnny Darter12 obs
  • marsh marigold11 obs
  • box elder10 obs
  • American pokeweed9 obs
  • common pawpaw9 obs
  • bloodroot9 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/162614263

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