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McFarlan Park

McFarlan Park from directly overhead

McFarlan Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Mount Christie stands 387 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rivertbank Park Wonderwall Block, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 97 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.01982, -83.69380

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rivertbank Park Wonderwall Block: 0.1 mi
  • Riverbank Park, Grand Fountain Block: 0.1 mi
  • Riverbank Park, Marketstalls Block: 0.1 mi
  • Riverbank park, Amphitheater Block: 0.1 mi
  • Riverbank Park Archimedes Screw Block: 0.1 mi
Museums: 17
  • Whaley House Musuem: 0.5 mi
  • Sloan Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Buick Automotive Gallery: 1.0 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Flushing Area Museum: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Fenton House: 15.3 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Dead Man's Pass: 10.7 mi
  • Mount Holly: 14.8 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 15.8 mi
  • Genesee County High Point: 16.2 mi
  • Enders Hill: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 7
  • South Shore Beach: 8.0 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Buttercup Beach: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Art Miles Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 9.5 mi
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 10.2 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 12.9 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 21.8 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChristieESE 116°387 m20.8 mi
Kerr HillESE 119°367 m17.6 mi
Enders HillSE 141°366 m16.6 mi
Mount HollySSE 154°340 m14.8 mi
Genesee County High PointS 184°315 m16.2 mi
Hog IslandWSW 244°259 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5620:3521:18
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0416:1717:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465767716962503929
Precip in2.11.71.93.43.73.13.43.32.93.02.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flint 7W, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Forktail18 obs
  • Canada Goose13 obs
  • Ivory Gull11 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider10 obs
  • Monarch8 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee8 obs
  • purple loosestrife8 obs
  • European Paper Wasp8 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/279938273

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