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Moran Park

Moran Park from directly overhead

Moran Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Tower Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77806, -86.11347

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 16
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 5.8 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.9 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 19.7 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 87°311 m23.5 mi
Beach HillSE 134°242 m13.0 mi
BaldyWSW 242°233 m5.1 mi
Mount BaldheadSSW 211°233 m9.4 mi
Pelican PeakSW 216°221 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

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, 2 mi away.

  • Mute Swan66 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel61 obs
  • Mallard51 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird44 obs
  • Monarch42 obs
  • Great Blue Heron39 obs
  • Canada Goose37 obs
  • American Robin36 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/5070597

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