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Riverfront Park

Riverfront Park from directly overhead

Riverfront Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellen Avery Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of South Haven

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40230, -86.28051

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches: 9
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Beach and natural area: 3.6 mi
  • Hartford Speedway: 14.1 mi
  • Star of Saugatuck: 18.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Dune Rides: 19.7 mi
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 6
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 7.7 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 125°244 m24.4 mi
Beach HillNE 46°242 m24.7 mi
Mount BaldheadNNE 11°233 m18.3 mi
BaldyN 9°233 m23.9 mi
Pelican PeakN 11°221 m19.9 mi
Thunder MountainSSW 199°213 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0920:4421:26
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:3017:16

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485968737266554333
Precip in2.72.02.23.63.93.73.23.73.23.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, under a mile away.

  • Mallard47 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull42 obs
  • Oriental Beetle20 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel16 obs
  • Monarch16 obs
  • common milkweed14 obs
  • Tan Jumping Spider14 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant13 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/259920658

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