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Richmond Park

Richmond Park from directly overhead

Richmond Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99450, -85.69568

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 35
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Boynton's Landing: 6.8 mi
  • Hilltop Stop: 9.5 mi
  • Boulder Jump: 9.5 mi
  • Sawtooth Drop: 9.6 mi
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 13
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 11.3 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.6 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Millennium Park Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillS 170°311 m13.9 mi
Cheney HillsNNE 29°291 m20.1 mi
Bettes Tower HillN 350°260 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:0420:4321:26
September equinox07:3119:0519:42
December solstice08:1216:2517:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867716962503929
Precip in2.72.12.64.14.44.03.33.13.53.73.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 6 mi away.

  • American pokeweed42 obs
  • common motherwort39 obs
  • common milkweed37 obs
  • box elder36 obs
  • dame's rocket33 obs
  • garlic mustard30 obs
  • Greater celandine29 obs
  • ground-ivy29 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/85525475

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