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Peterson Park

Peterson Park from directly overhead

Peterson Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Fouch Hill stands 321 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Christmas Cove Beach, a beach 1.3 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15316, -85.64747

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Braman Hill Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Haserot Park: 2.3 mi
  • Omena Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Family Lake Lot: 8.1 mi
  • Graham Green Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Peaks: 10
Museums: 9
  • Northport Area Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center: 9.7 mi
  • Leelanau Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Charlevoix Historical Society: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • 45th Parallel: 10.6 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 13.2 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 13.3 mi
  • Hessler Log Cabin: 13.9 mi
  • Stone Circle: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
  • artesian well: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fouch HillS 188°321 m23.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 207°319 m18.6 mi
Bunker HillESE 102°274 m22.1 mi
Prospect HillSW 224°263 m22.5 mi
Old Baldy HillWSW 250°239 m18.1 mi
Bramen HillSSE 156°238 m1.7 mi
Dingle HillESE 111°223 m23.5 mi
Mount McSaubaENE 57°198 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:55
June solstice05:5620:4921:34
September equinox07:3019:0319:42
December solstice08:1916:1517:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431415262676761493929
Precip in2.31.52.02.92.93.02.72.73.54.03.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2W, 1 mi away.

  • bladder campion10 obs
  • purple crownvetch7 obs
  • Wild Turkey5 obs
  • common soapwort5 obs
  • wild sarsaparilla5 obs
  • Ghost Pipe4 obs
  • Cucumber Root4 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade4 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/291505105

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