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John M. Patriarche Park

John M. Patriarche Park from directly overhead

John M. Patriarche Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Norman Foster Smith Park, a park 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 123 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74486, -84.46919

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Anima Librata: 0.9 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 0.9 mi
  • Twyla: 1.0 mi
  • Bird: 1.0 mi
  • Spartan Statue: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 45
Nature reserves: 44
Gardens: 28
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 5.6 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 5.7 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 5.7 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 9.5 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 2.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 13.7 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.3 mi
Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillS 175°320 m18.3 mi
Mount NethawayNE 56°267 m18.3 mi
Hog IslandENE 64°259 m19.3 mi
Bradshaw HillN 9°238 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3721:20
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969727164524030
Precip in2.11.61.73.64.43.83.43.43.23.12.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Lansing 4 S, 5 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel535 obs
  • Mallard447 obs
  • Canada Goose386 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort270 obs
  • yellow trout lily249 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee237 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty236 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel201 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/34247911

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