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River Oaks County Park

River Oaks County Park from directly overhead

River Oaks County Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Dixon Hall stands 332 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Morrow Lake Public Access, a park 0.7 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28087, -85.45315

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morrow Lake Public Access: 0.7 mi
  • Shafter Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ike Payne Park: 2.0 mi
  • Galesburg Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • River Villa Township Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Old Silo: 5.2 mi
  • Camel Humps: 6.2 mi
  • Rocks & Roots: 6.2 mi
  • Cardiac Bypass: 6.3 mi
  • Big Meadow: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Historic sites: 12
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Galesburg Rest Area: 0.8 mi
  • Alamo Rest Area 709: 11.7 mi
  • Battle Creek Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Bell's Beer Garden: 6.5 mi
  • God's Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Willard Beach: 12.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixon HallESE 119°332 m24.2 mi
Baird HillN 356°294 m21.8 mi
Colon MountainS 170°287 m23.6 mi
The HogbackNNE 12°282 m13.9 mi
Graves HillN 356°280 m23.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 256°244 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0620:4021:23
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0816:2817:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252737496069737163524030
Precip in1.71.32.03.13.73.23.43.73.33.72.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 6 mi away.

  • red columbine16 obs
  • Sundial Lupine15 obs
  • ebony spleenwort14 obs
  • Spongy Moth13 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom12 obs
  • butterfly milkweed10 obs
  • shining sumac9 obs
  • staghorn sumac8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/290775244

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