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Sand Lake County Park

Sand Lake County Park from directly overhead

Sand Lake County Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 255 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Lake Public Access, a park 3.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
255 m

What to expect

Operated by
St. Joseph County

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91593, -85.45045

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 10
  • Sturgis Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Sue Silliman House Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Vicksburg Historical Society: 14.9 mi
  • Shipshewana Area Historical: 17.7 mi
  • Menno-Hof: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Wahbememe Historical Monument: 13.6 mi
  • Dr. Nathan Thomas House: 16.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • Dr. David Rogers: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 16.0 mi
  • Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 23.9 mi
  • Galesburg Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Wall Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillW 277°334 m19.4 mi
Dixon HallENE 57°332 m24.9 mi
Mount MiseryW 279°317 m16.9 mi
Knob HillSSE 165°316 m18.9 mi
Colon MountainENE 64°287 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0720:3921:21
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0716:2917:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.82.12.33.44.44.14.03.93.63.73.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers, 10 mi away.

  • Bald Eagle3 obs
  • Eastern Kingbird2 obs
  • Tan Jumping Spider2 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica2 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull1 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1 obs
  • Mute Swan1 obs
  • Baltimore Oriole1 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/633245038

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