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Ravish Park

Ravish Park from directly overhead

Ravish Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathryn Park, a park 0.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Buchanan

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83370, -86.36014

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 57
Artworks: 31
  • Hybrid Form, Number 2: 5.2 mi
  • The Globe: 8.5 mi
  • AU Flower Bed: 8.8 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 8.9 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
Gardens: 17
  • flower walk: 0.6 mi
  • Butterfly Larva Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Nature Adventure Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Railway Garden: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • South Vista: 2.3 mi
  • Bauer Terrace: 2.3 mi
  • Moore Woodlot: 2.3 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 2.3 mi
  • The Green: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Weko Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Lions Beach: 19.7 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Stone Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Hardwoods: 13.7 mi
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 20.2 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 24.6 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSSW 211°280.4 m13.4 mi
Vargo HillS 177°270 m18.8 mi
Reeves HillS 179°264 m18.2 mi
Mount EdwardWNW 301°242 m13.3 mi
Mount RandallWNW 294°235 m13.1 mi
Tower HillWNW 292°233 m13.3 mi
Pikes PeakWNW 292°229 m13.4 mi
Mount FullerWNW 291°227 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4221:25
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1016:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938496069727164534131
Precip in3.02.32.53.74.24.03.74.43.54.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 5 mi away.

  • velvetleaf10 obs
  • Spongy Moth8 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing8 obs
  • Stream Bluet7 obs
  • butterfly milkweed6 obs
  • American pokeweed6 obs
  • American tuliptree6 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort6 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/407500206

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