Park · Michigan
Jaycee's Launch Ramp
Jaycee's Launch Ramp is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. The nearest named place is Beachwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Muskegon
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.21490, -86.31543
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beachwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Norman F. Kruse Park: 0.7 mi
- Seyferth Playground: 0.9 mi
- Pere Marquette Park: 1.2 mi
- Dune Harbor Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- SS Milwaukee Clipper: 1.1 mi
- USS Drum: 1.3 mi
- Trail access: 1.5 mi
- Sugar Bowl Dunes: 2.4 mi
- USS LST-393: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Boyce Woods Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Anderson Woods Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Duck Creek Natural Area: 8.8 mi
- Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Airforce: 1.3 mi
- Coast Guard: 1.3 mi
- Navy: 1.3 mi
- Marines: 1.3 mi
- Army: 1.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Silversides Museum: 1.3 mi
- USS Silversides: 1.4 mi
- United States Coast Guard Cutter McLane: 1.4 mi
- USS LST 393 Veterans Museum: 3.2 mi
- Fire Barn Museum: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 10
- Harbour Towne Beach: 1.1 mi
- Duck Lake State Park Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 10.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Sails: 11.2 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 12.5 mi
- Sailboats/Trees: 13.7 mi
- Opus in 3 Movements: 14.1 mi
- North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 15.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Headwaters: 13.6 mi
- Marl Springs: 14.6 mi
- Shrew Springs: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Springs: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Fairchild Park: 6.1 mi
- The Pines: 6.2 mi
- Leader's Patio: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Muskegon Rest Area 501: 10.1 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 13.8 mi
- Rothbury Rest Area 529: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Charleston: 24.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 5 mi away.
- common milkweed34 obs
- Long-tailed Duck33 obs
- Ring-billed Gull28 obs
- Mute Swan26 obs
- White-tailed Deer25 obs
- spotted horsemint19 obs
- Sanderling18 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser18 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.
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