Park · Michigan
River Bend Park
River Bend Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. The nearest named place is Averill Reserve, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 62 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Midland
How to reach it
Coordinates43.64400, -84.32088
- 62.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lincoln Township Park: 1.8 mi
- Huron Park: 1.9 mi
- Partridge Park: 2.0 mi
- Cook Elementary Park: 2.3 mi
- Smith Park: 2.5 mi
Museums: 28
- Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center: 2.9 mi
- Bradley Home: 2.9 mi
- Carriage House: 3.0 mi
- Herbert H. Dow Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Nature Study Building: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Averill Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Chippewa Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Albert & Virginia Szok Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Eddy End Club: 14.0 mi
- Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 14
- Dahlia Hill: 3.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Color Garden: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Solar Powered Earth: 2.8 mi
- Founders Circle: 3.7 mi
- Family Sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Dr Drake Statue: 18.1 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Larkin Baseball Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Pontoon Alley: 12.7 mi
- Al Kaner: 18.0 mi
- Feldt-Houthoofd Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Monument: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Heritage Park: 3.0 mi
- Rope Swing: 3.8 mi
- Wooden Jump: 4.1 mi
- Tony's Chicken Statue: 22.0 mi
- Greek Rock: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Linwood Rest Area 626: 17.2 mi
- Bay City Rest Area 605: 20.5 mi
- Ithaca Rest Area 632: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Edwnville Falls: 12.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:39 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander20 obs
- mayapple12 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit10 obs
- Japanese barberry10 obs
- Canada mayflower10 obs
- Common Garter Snake9 obs
- northern starflower9 obs
- wood anemone9 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.
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