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Memorial Park

Memorial Park from directly overhead

Memorial Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Big Kame stands 328 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McCormick Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.69167, -84.27318

124.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Observation Deck · 8 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

McCormick Park: 0.5 mi
Williamstown Township Park: 3.5 mi
Red Cedar Roadside Park: 4.7 mi
Eastgate Park: 5.0 mi
Harris Nature Center: 5.3 mi

Artworks

Welcome: 0.5 mi
Pegasus: 10.3 mi
Orpheus: 10.3 mi
Liberty Hyde Baily: 10.4 mi
Sun Seed: 10.4 mi

Attractions54

The Rock: 10.7 mi
John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 11.0 mi
Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 12.9 mi
Old Town: 14.5 mi
Michigan State Capitol: 14.6 mi

Nature reserves50

Historic sites40

Mason-Dansiville Electric Line: 10.3 mi
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture: 10.8 mi
Saints' Rest: 10.9 mi
The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 10.9 mi
Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 10.9 mi

Gardens27

Lake O' The Hills Community Garden: 8.6 mi
Der Happy Hallow Garden: 10.7 mi
Towar Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Dart Tribute Garden: 11.9 mi
Lilac Community Garden: 12.0 mi

Museums18

Williamston Depot Museum: 0.8 mi
Meridian Historical Village: 7.7 mi
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame: 7.8 mi
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: 10.7 mi
Michigan State University Museum: 10.9 mi

Rest areas9

Okemos Rest Area 811: 6.8 mi
Woodbury Rest Area 830: 8.4 mi
Holt Rest Area 810: 10.3 mi
Holt Rest Area 810: 10.3 mi
Howell Rest Area 812: 17.1 mi

Picnic sites8

Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 7.3 mi
Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 11.7 mi
Picnic Area 6: 16.1 mi
Picnic Area 5: 16.2 mi
Picnic Area 3: 16.3 mi

Peaks8

Hog Island: 14.2 mi
Mount Nethaway: 14.9 mi
Teaspoon Hill: 16.9 mi
Prospect Hill: 22.5 mi
Shanahan Hill: 23.0 mi

Beaches3

Bitcoin Beach North: 17.3 mi
Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 18.7 mi
Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 18.9 mi

Springs1

Baldwin Park artesian well: 22.8 mi

Cliffs1

Grand Ledge cliff: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Kame	SSE 157°	328 m	24.0 mi
Stofer Hill	SSE 154°	321 m	24.5 mi
Teaspoon Hill	SSW 210°	320 m	16.9 mi
Prospect Hill	SSE 149°	318 m	22.5 mi
Shanahan Hill	SSE 155°	317 m	23.0 mi
Kame Hill	SSE 154°	310 m	24.3 mi
Mount Nethaway	NNE 20°	267 m	14.9 mi
Hog Island	NNE 32°	259 m	14.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:41	19:12	19:49
June solstice	06:00	20:36	21:19
September equinox	07:25	18:59	19:36
December solstice	08:05	16:21	17:07

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	36	48	59	69	72	71	64	52	40	30
Precip in	2.1	1.6	1.7	3.6	4.4	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.1	2.6	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Lansing 4 S, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby

box elder8 obs
Widow Skimmer8 obs
red deadnettle8 obs
Monarch6 obs
Green Frog6 obs
mayapple5 obs
common hoptree5 obs
multiflora rose5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/496192141

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