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John D. Dingell Park

John D. Dingell Park from directly overhead

John D. Dingell Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 175 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Ecorse
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23964, -83.14489

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Ecorse Boat Ramp: 0.3 mi
  • Senior Citizen Park: 0.3 mi
  • Zukonik Pumping Station Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bernard Popp Municipal Field: 0.4 mi
  • Beach and Cicotte Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 4.3 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • The Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
  • Stout Woods Open Space: 6.5 mi
  • Island Ave Woods: 6.8 mi
Attractions
  • Fort Wayne: 4.8 mi
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 5.8 mi
  • Geodesic Dome House: 6.9 mi
  • Grill Grove: 6.9 mi
  • The Glade: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Organic Garden: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Belle Isle Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 17.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 17.3 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Mt Tom: 21.1 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNW 323°297 m23.1 mi
Mt TomNNW 338°257 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1917:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969737164524031
Precip in2.52.32.33.33.63.33.53.23.02.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 7 mi away.

  • dense blazing star34 obs
  • White Bass19 obs
  • Eastern Foxsnake19 obs
  • Walleye12 obs
  • Leopard Slug11 obs
  • Butler's Garter Snake9 obs
  • Canada Goose8 obs
  • American pokeweed7 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/559622055

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