Rocky Gap Park
Rocky Gap Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean Klock Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Jean Klock Park: 0.6 mi
- Cass Park: 1.5 mi
- Fisherman's Park: 1.6 mi
- Hall Park: 1.7 mi
- Tiscornia Park: 1.7 mi
- Hickory Creek Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Sarett Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Barvicks Sand Dune Nature Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
- Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Dunes Parkway Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Morton House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Curious Kids' Museum: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Museum and Cultural Center: 2.1 mi
- Crate Basket and Veneer Machinery Museum: 5.4 mi
- North Berrien Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- St. Joseph's Firemen: 1.8 mi
- Wrestlers Sculpture: 13.0 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 13.1 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 13.1 mi
- Regeneration Sculpture: 13.1 mi
- Fort Miami: 1.8 mi
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren: 2.0 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 15.5 mi
- First Church Camp: 15.5 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 15.5 mi
- Silver Beach Carousel: 1.9 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 16.0 mi
- Beach and natural area: 17.3 mi
- Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Arboretum: 19.5 mi
- Lilac Garden: 19.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Railway Garden: 19.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 19.6 mi
- Lions Beach: 2.6 mi
- Weko Beach: 14.6 mi
- South Beach: 20.6 mi
- North Beach: 20.8 mi
- Woodman Beach: 21.1 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Mount Edward: 15.1 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 15.9 mi
- Mount Randall: 16.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 17.2 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 1.9 mi
- Artesian Flow: 10.5 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Gap Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Edward | SSW 203° | 242 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Randall | SSW 203° | 235 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSW 203° | 233 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SSW 204° | 229 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Fuller | SSW 204° | 227 m | 17.6 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | SSW 203° | 225 m | 15.9 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | NE 36° | 213 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:32 | 17:18 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 2 mi away.
- Ring-billed Gull26 obs
- Mallard21 obs
- Sanderling20 obs
- Long-tailed Duck19 obs
- American Herring Gull19 obs
- common milkweed16 obs
- Caspian Tern13 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1034227927
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