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Longway Park

Longway Park from directly overhead

Longway Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. Mount Christie stands 387 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Polk Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 96 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Flint
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03862, -83.64346

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 17
  • Buick Automotive Gallery: 1.9 mi
  • Sloan Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Whaley House Musuem: 2.4 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Wolley Dentist Building: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 16.5 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 11
Beaches: 8
  • South Shore Beach: 5.1 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Buttercup Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Art Miles Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 10.3 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 12.4 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 14.8 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 21.6 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChristieESE 123°387 m19.3 mi
Kerr HillSE 127°367 m16.1 mi
Pine KnobSE 146°367 m24.7 mi
Enders HillSSE 151°366 m16.3 mi
Mount HollySSE 165°340 m15.1 mi
Genesee County High PointSSW 192°315 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:47
June solstice05:5620:3521:18
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0416:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232434455766716961503929
Precip in2.41.92.33.33.83.43.53.23.03.02.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burton 4N, 3 mi away.

  • Wild Turkey34 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • Painted Turtle23 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle22 obs
  • White-tailed Deer20 obs
  • Canada Goose19 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom15 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle12 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/399682065

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