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Penny Park

Penny Park from directly overhead

Penny Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Crystal Mountain stands 332 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is SS City of Milwaukee, a attraction 1.0 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.25201, -86.29820

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 9
Beaches: 8
  • North Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Fifth Avenue Beach: 2.1 mi
  • 1st Street Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lakeshore Public Access Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Swimming Area: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Peaks: 3
  • Udell Hills: 11.0 mi
  • Capper's Peak: 12.1 mi
  • Crystal Mountain: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Facefull: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Notipekago: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crystal MountainNE 38°332 m23.9 mi
Capper's PeakESE 110°298 m12.1 mi
Udell HillsESE 107°237 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice06:0220:4921:33
September equinox07:3319:0619:45
December solstice08:1816:2217:10

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455665696862514030
Precip in2.21.62.23.43.33.83.33.33.34.13.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manistee 3SE, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard10 obs
  • guelder-rose8 obs
  • Monarch7 obs
  • Common Grackle6 obs
  • common milkweed6 obs
  • Cross Orbweaver6 obs
  • sassafras6 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade6 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/944483620

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