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Shalda Park

Shalda Park from directly overhead

Shalda Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Beeman Barn, a museum 0.5 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Village of Empire

How to reach it

Coordinates44.82128, -86.05630

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 25
Artworks: 23
Historic sites: 17
Gardens: 9
  • Glen Arbor Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Peterson Road Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Beulah Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 14.8 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 5
  • The Cistern: 20.6 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 21.9 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 22.7 mi
  • Rope Swing: 23.1 mi
  • 45th Parallel: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
  • Marl Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Dodge Spring: 5.8 mi
  • artesian well: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Exodus HillESE 102°370 m17.4 mi
Gallagher HillE 100°355 m16.4 mi
Varney HillESE 109°337 m9.2 mi
Champion HillS 174°337 m12.4 mi
Crystal MountainS 172°332 m20.8 mi
Twin MountainsSE 145°332 m22.3 mi
Warner HillESE 115°331 m9.7 mi
Pierce HillSE 127°322 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:57
June solstice05:5920:4921:35
September equinox07:3219:0519:44
December solstice08:2016:1817:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331425464696861493828
Precip in2.81.92.02.93.12.92.72.94.14.53.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maple City 1E, 11 mi away.

  • bladder campion64 obs
  • Herb Robert55 obs
  • dame's rocket49 obs
  • Canada Violet49 obs
  • baby's-breath42 obs
  • wild sarsaparilla42 obs
  • wood nettle35 obs
  • common milkweed34 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/175080385

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