Park · Michigan
Nelson Park
Nelson Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. The nearest named place is Manor Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 62 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.62412, -84.23326
- 61.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Manor Park: 0.1 mi
- Dartmoor Park: 0.1 mi
- Noeske Park: 0.2 mi
- Barstow Woods Park: 0.2 mi
- Currie Bennett Park: 0.3 mi
Museums: 25
- Santa House: 1.0 mi
- Alden B. Dow Home and Studio: 1.0 mi
- The Pines of Dow Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Alden B. Dow Home and Studio: 1.0 mi
- Herbert H. Dow Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 14
- Circle Area Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dow Gardens Welcome Center: 0.8 mi
- Snake Creek Overlook: 0.8 mi
- Stream Walk: 0.9 mi
- Wedding Peninsula: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Chippewa Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Averill Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Albert & Virginia Szok Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Fraser Township State Game Area: 15.0 mi
- Fraser Township No. 1 State Game Area: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 9
- Founders Circle: 1.0 mi
- Family Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Solar Powered Earth: 1.8 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 15.6 mi
- Annual Ring: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Larkin Baseball Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Al Kaner: 13.4 mi
- Pontoon Alley: 15.4 mi
- Feldt-Houthoofd Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Monument: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rope Swing: 1.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.7 mi
- Wooden Jump: 3.7 mi
- Tony's Chicken Statue: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Linwood Rest Area 626: 14.4 mi
- Bay City Rest Area 605: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Edwnville Falls: 14.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland, 2 mi away.
- Monarch24 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk19 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee19 obs
- Mourning Dove18 obs
- Japanese Beetle18 obs
- Green Frog17 obs
- American Robin15 obs
- American Dagger15 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/319613320
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