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Joe Vlack Memorial Park

Joe Vlack Memorial Park from directly overhead

Joe Vlack Memorial Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 205 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Park, a park 3.0 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

What to expect

Operated by
Solon Township

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.80506, -85.78841

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ball Park: 3.0 mi
  • Westfield Meadows Park: 4.0 mi
  • Stricker Park: 4.0 mi
  • Davis Lake Public Water Access Site: 4.0 mi
  • Taylor Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 25
Artworks: 25
Museums: 22
Attractions: 17
  • The Cistern: 7.7 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 9.3 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 10.6 mi
  • Rope Swing: 11.6 mi
  • 45th Parallel: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 8.0 mi
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Miller Hill School: 8.7 mi
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Secret Garden: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 3
  • Dodge Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Marl Springs: 13.9 mi
  • artesian well: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Exodus HillSE 124°370 m4.7 mi
Gallagher HillESE 121°355 m3.5 mi
Varney HillWSW 246°337 m4.9 mi
Champion HillSW 226°337 m16.2 mi
Twin MountainsS 182°332 m17.3 mi
Crystal MountainSSW 208°332 m22.0 mi
Warner HillSW 235°331 m5.3 mi
Pierce HillSSE 159°322 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:56
June solstice05:5820:4821:33
September equinox07:3119:0419:43
December solstice08:1816:1717:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331425464696861493828
Precip in2.81.92.02.93.12.92.72.94.14.53.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maple City 1E, 4 mi away.

  • red trillium6 obs
  • Pileated Woodpecker3 obs
  • common milkweed3 obs
  • yellow trout lily3 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit3 obs
  • bladder campion3 obs
  • garlic mustard3 obs
  • marsh marigold3 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/881766950

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