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Medalie Park

Medalie Park from directly overhead

Medalie Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frida Kahlo, a artwork 0.5 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.73448, -85.61502

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums: 26
  • Dennos Museum Center: 2.5 mi
  • Music House Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Frida Kahlo: 0.5 mi
  • Boardman Serenade: 0.6 mi
  • May You Always Know the Truth and See the Light Surrounding You: 0.6 mi
  • Serenity's Muse: 0.6 mi
  • Eagletown: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 25
Attractions: 19
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 0.5 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 2.0 mi
  • The Cistern: 2.1 mi
  • Rope Swing: 3.8 mi
  • S-Curve: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 1.6 mi
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 1.8 mi
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Larry Cole Hardy: 2.0 mi
  • Northrup Grave: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Challengers Island Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Secret Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 12
  • West End Beach: 2.7 mi
  • North Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 16.4 mi
  • Haserot Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Public Access: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Dodge Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briar HillS 187°410 m23.4 mi
Exodus HillWNW 296°370 m5.1 mi
Gallagher HillWNW 299°355 m6.3 mi
Varney HillWNW 283°337 m13.3 mi
Champion HillWSW 253°337 m21.2 mi
Twin MountainsSW 216°332 m15.3 mi
Crystal MountainSW 232°332 m23.8 mi
Warner HillW 278°331 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:55
June solstice05:5820:4721:32
September equinox07:3019:0319:42
December solstice08:1716:1717:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222230415464696860483727
Precip in2.72.02.13.43.42.92.83.23.64.13.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, 2 mi away.

  • Mute Swan69 obs
  • Mallard64 obs
  • Bufflehead33 obs
  • Common Merganser33 obs
  • Common Goldeneye32 obs
  • Hooded Merganser31 obs
  • common milkweed31 obs
  • Greater Scaup28 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/316427261

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