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Muskegon State Park

Muskegon State Park from directly overhead

Muskegon State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. The nearest named place is Sugar Bowl Dunes, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.24505, -86.34130

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Nature reserves: 27
Historic sites: 20
  • Old Underwater Docks: 0.5 mi
  • Hedgehog: 1.1 mi
  • Army: 1.1 mi
  • Marines: 1.1 mi
  • Navy: 1.1 mi
Museums: 16
Beaches: 10
  • Harbour Towne Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Duck Lake State Park Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Butterfly Statue: 10.4 mi
  • Sailboats/Trees: 11.6 mi
  • Opus in 3 Movements: 11.9 mi
  • Sails: 13.6 mi
  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 18.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 12.0 mi
  • Marl Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 4
  • OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 19.5 mi
  • Darer Dune: 22.7 mi
  • Chapel Dune: 22.8 mi
  • Vesper Dune: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fairchild Park: 7.2 mi
  • The Pines: 7.4 mi
  • Leader's Patio: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 8.7 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 16.1 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:58
June solstice06:0620:4621:30
September equinox07:3319:0719:45
December solstice08:1516:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867727164524132
Precip in2.42.12.43.53.43.12.73.13.33.82.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 7 mi away.

  • Long-tailed Duck33 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull30 obs
  • American cancer-root22 obs
  • Sanderling20 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser20 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander20 obs
  • common milkweed17 obs
  • Mute Swan16 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/338230118

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