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Lake Township Park

Lake Township Park from directly overhead

Lake Township Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Edward, a peak 2.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 15 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
212 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lake Charter Township
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.92438, -86.54135
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 58
Attractions: 34
  • Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 10.8 mi
  • Moore Woodlot: 10.8 mi
  • The Green: 10.8 mi
  • South Vista: 10.8 mi
Museums: 33
Historic sites: 29
  • First Church Camp: 2.5 mi
  • 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 2.5 mi
  • First Church Camp (water tank): 2.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 27
  • The Globe: 9.7 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 9.7 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 9.8 mi
  • AU Flower Bed: 9.9 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 15
Peaks: 11
Beaches: 8
  • Weko Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Lions Beach: 12.5 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Hardwoods: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 15.1 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillS 172°280.4 m17.9 mi
Mount EdwardWNW 288°242 m2.2 mi
Mount RandallWSW 249°235 m2.9 mi
Tower HillWSW 246°233 m3.3 mi
Pikes PeakWSW 247°229 m3.5 mi
Mount FullerWSW 246°227 m3.7 mi
Great Warren DuneW 267°225 m2.3 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 23°213 m25.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:58
June solstice06:1220:4321:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1116:3417:19

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485968737165534232
Precip in2.51.92.33.83.93.63.33.93.44.43.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 15 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American cancer-root6 obs
  • American tuliptree5 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom5 obs
  • common pawpaw4 obs
  • cardinal flower3 obs
  • common puffball3 obs
  • Monarch3 obs
  • Red Clover3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/520850464

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