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Maplewood Recreation Area

Maplewood Recreation Area from directly overhead

Maplewood Recreation Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Matt Urban Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76375, -86.10430

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 15
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 5.2 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.9 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 18.9 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 84°311 m23.1 mi
Beach HillSE 132°242 m12.0 mi
BaldyWSW 255°233 m5.2 mi
Mount BaldheadSW 217°233 m8.9 mi
Pelican PeakSW 223°221 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1216:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 1 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel40 obs
  • Monarch23 obs
  • Chinese Mantis19 obs
  • Western Honey Bee18 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle18 obs
  • Peck's Skipper17 obs
  • Red Milkweed Beetle16 obs
  • Oriental Beetle16 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/203522641

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