Park · Michigan
Sanford Lake Park
Sanford Lake Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. The nearest named place is Village of Sanford Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 62 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midland County
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.68095, -84.38239
- 61.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Village of Sanford Park: 0.4 mi
- Porte Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Township Park: 2.4 mi
- River Bend Park: 4.0 mi
Museums: 23
- Sanford Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center: 6.8 mi
- Bradley Home: 6.9 mi
- Carriage House: 6.9 mi
- Herbert H. Dow Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Averill Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Albert & Virginia Szok Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Chippewa Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Eddy End Club: 10.5 mi
- Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 13
- Dahlia Hill: 7.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 7.5 mi
- Trial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
- Dow Gardens: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 10
- Solar Powered Earth: 6.7 mi
- Founders Circle: 7.6 mi
- Family Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Dragonfly: 18.2 mi
- Dr Drake Statue: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Larkin Baseball Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Pontoon Alley: 10.1 mi
- World War I Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Wooden Jump: 6.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.9 mi
- Rope Swing: 7.8 mi
- Greek Rock: 20.6 mi
- Tony's Chicken Statue: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Linwood Rest Area 626: 19.0 mi
- Clare Welcome Center 634: 22.9 mi
- Bay City Rest Area 605: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Edwnville Falls: 9.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland, 10 mi away.
- great mullein13 obs
- Blanding's Turtle5 obs
- autumn olive4 obs
- Wild Turkey3 obs
- eastern white pine3 obs
- common yarrow3 obs
- White-spotted Sawyer3 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee3 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.
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