River Raisin National Battlefield Park
River Raisin National Battlefield Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Sand Hill stands 189 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Riviere Aux Raisins Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 1.1 miles off.
National Register of Historic Places # 82000542 (1982); Boundary increase # 100003658 (2019)
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
- 13.5 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 25.9 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Western-most point on Lake Erie · 15 mi
- Observation tower · 16 mi
- Big Hill · 16 mi
- Duck blind · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riviere Aux Raisins Park: 0.2 mi
- River Rasin National Battlefield Park Visitor’s Center: 0.3 mi
- Rauch Park: 0.3 mi
- C.D. "AL" Cappuccili Park: 0.4 mi
- Labor Park: 0.5 mi
- American Legion World War I Monument: 0.7 mi
- The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- George Armstrong Custer Statue: 1.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- World Wars Monument: 2.2 mi
- Ford Marsh: 2.0 mi
- Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area: 5.8 mi
- Swan Creek Plant Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Swan Creek Plant Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Huroc Park: 13.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Monroe County Labor History Museum: 1.1 mi
- Monroe Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Fair History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Eby Log Cabin: 4.6 mi
- Big Goose: 14.8 mi
- Goose: 14.8 mi
- Goose: 14.8 mi
- Angel: 14.8 mi
- City Candy: 19.5 mi
- Monroe Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Scottwood Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- The Manos Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Georgia and David K. Welles Sculpture Garden: 19.9 mi
- Ironwood Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Flint Woods Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Elder Creek Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Luna Pier Public Beach: 7.9 mi
- Nugent Beach (Private): 12.8 mi
- Carland Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lamb Beach: 14.9 mi
- Erie Beach: 15.7 mi
- Bear Statue: 15.7 mi
- Hollywood Casino Toledo: 21.9 mi
- Fossil Park: 23.6 mi
- Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 23.7 mi
- Pirate Ship: 23.7 mi
- Monroe Welcome Center 823: 3.6 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 9.1 mi
- Dundee Welcome Center 822: 16.4 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Toledo Harbor Light: 10.7 mi
- West Sister Island Light: 18.3 mi
- Rawsonville: 22.7 mi
- Marengo: 24.7 mi
- Great Sulphur Spring: 10.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Raisin National Battlefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SW 218° | 189 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe, 2 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle17 obs
- Great Blue Heron15 obs
- swamp rose mallow15 obs
- Great Egret15 obs
- Flowering-rush12 obs
- common milkweed11 obs
- Eastern Cottonwood11 obs
- staghorn sumac10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/399114526
Day trips start here
- Monroe · 1 mi
- Monroe County · 6 mi
- Carleton · 10 mi
- Maybee · 10 mi
- Toledo · 20 mi
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