Markin Glen County Park
Markin Glen County Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kindleberger Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kindleberger Park: 1.5 mi
- VerSluis & Dickinson Park: 1.8 mi
- Krom & Prouty Park: 2.0 mi
- Princeton Park: 2.1 mi
- La Crone Park: 2.3 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 2.7 mi
- Bow in the Clouds Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
- KEKA Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Fred McLinden Nature Trails: 5.7 mi
- Nature's Playground: 1.9 mi
- South Street: 3.2 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 3.2 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 8.7 mi
- Old Silo: 12.2 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 3.0 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 3.1 mi
- Air Zoo: 7.6 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 7.7 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Oranges: 3.0 mi
- Untitled: 3.6 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 3.8 mi
- The Committee: 3.9 mi
- The Professor: 3.9 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.8 mi
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Burdick Street: 3.1 mi
- Art Deco: 3.1 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 3.2 mi
- The Hogback: 14.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 17.9 mi
- Baird Hill: 18.7 mi
- Graves Hill: 20.5 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 2.9 mi
- God's Garden: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 3.7 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Willard Beach: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Markin Glen County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | NNE 17° | 294 m | 18.7 mi |
| The Hogback | NE 45° | 282 m | 14.0 mi |
| Graves Hill | NNE 16° | 280 m | 20.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 239° | 244 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:41 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 8 mi away.
- marsh marigold40 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander33 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage28 obs
- blue phlox28 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica27 obs
- Dutchman's breeches26 obs
- large white trillium26 obs
- yellow trout lily25 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/508250004
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