Park · Michigan
Jenks Roadside Park
Jenks Roadside Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Port Crescent State Park, a park 1.9 miles away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Transportation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.02268, -83.04024
76 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 39
- Port Crescent State Park: 1.9 mi
- Gallup Park: 2.4 mi
- Port Austin Tower Park: 2.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Bird Creek Park: 3.0 mi
Museums: 12
- Pointe Aux Barques Lifesaving Station: 12.2 mi
- Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Museum: 12.3 mi
- Caseville Hisrtorical Society Museum: 12.8 mi
- Bad Axe Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Elkton Heritage Center Museum: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Port Austin Conservation Club: 3.9 mi
- Huron County Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Rush Lake State Game Area: 8.1 mi
- Kernan Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Thelma Sonnenberg Memorial Plant Preserve: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Boardwalk: 4.0 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.1 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.2 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.4 mi
- Boardwalk: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Port Crescent Beach: 2.3 mi
- Rubicon Beach: 18.1 mi
- Bathing Beach Park: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- The Butterfly Garden: 2.8 mi
- Scheurer Roots: 17.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Memorial Rose Garden: 15.2 mi
- Vicki Keith: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Port Austin Reef Light: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Forever Soaring: 22.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:10 | 16:57 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Austin Wwtp, 4 mi away.
- pipsissewa8 obs
- Great Blue Heron4 obs
- Mute Swan4 obs
- pink lady's slipper4 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle4 obs
- rough cocklebur4 obs
- Jack pine4 obs
- seaside pea4 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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