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Pearl Park

Pearl Park from directly overhead

Pearl Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. Briar Hill stands 517 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Memorial Kids Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
250 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.48142, -85.92392
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lewis Memorial Kids Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mish-A-Mish Park: 0.3 mi
  • Thompsonville Park: 3.0 mi
  • Webber Sports Complex: 3.0 mi
  • Betsie River Day-Use Park and Walking Trail: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 23
  • Crystal Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • North Hills: 5.4 mi
  • Twin Mountains: 8.0 mi
  • Turtle Lake Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Champion Hill: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Stockade Labyrinth: 5.0 mi
  • "Two Bears": 12.9 mi
  • Frida Kahlo: 22.9 mi
  • Boardman Serenade: 23.4 mi
  • May You Always Know the Truth and See the Light Surrounding You: 23.4 mi
Museums: 16
  • Kaleva Depot Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Bottle House Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Woodworking Building & Train Depot: 11.1 mi
  • Old-Time Necessities Building: 11.1 mi
  • Toy Box & Post Office: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 12
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 8
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Rope Swing: 20.0 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 21.5 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 22.9 mi
  • The Cistern: 23.3 mi
  • SS City of Milwaukee: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Facefull: 16.3 mi
  • Marl Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Dodge Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briar HillESE 123°517 m14.5 mi
Caberfae PeakSSE 149°452 m19.7 mi
Briar HillESE 115°410 m13.8 mi
Exodus HillNNE 28°370 m22.4 mi
Gallagher HillNNE 25°355 m22.7 mi
Champion HillNNW 335°337 m12.3 mi
Varney HillN 6°337 m20.5 mi
Crystal MountainNW 308°332 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0020:4821:33
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1816:1917:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445565696862503828
Precip in2.51.82.13.53.23.33.03.43.54.53.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beulah 7ssw, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • spotted knapweed3 obs
  • Io Moth3 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle2 obs
  • common milkweed2 obs
  • Polyphemus Moth2 obs
  • Broad-leaved helleborine2 obs
  • Bald-faced Hornet2 obs
  • Japanese barberry2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/894213687

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