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Prospect Park

Prospect Park from directly overhead

Prospect Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosa Parks Green, a park 0.2 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77702, -86.10060

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 44
Artworks: 36
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 15
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.0 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.3 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 19.8 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 86°311 m22.9 mi
Beach HillSE 135°242 m12.5 mi
BaldyWSW 246°233 m5.7 mi
Mount BaldheadSW 215°233 m9.7 mi
Pelican PeakSW 220°221 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1216:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 2 mi away.

  • Mute Swan66 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel63 obs
  • Mallard53 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird51 obs
  • American Robin48 obs
  • Monarch41 obs
  • Great Blue Heron38 obs
  • Canada Goose38 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/5071277

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