Park · Michigan
Smith Playground
Smith Playground is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is Green Acres Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates43.24153, -86.23162
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Green Acres Park: 0.3 mi
- Aamodt Park: 0.3 mi
- Fisherman's Landing: 0.6 mi
- Richards Park: 0.8 mi
- Robert C Lighton Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- USS LST-393: 1.5 mi
- SS Milwaukee Clipper: 3.5 mi
- USS Drum: 5.1 mi
- Trail access: 5.3 mi
- Sugar Bowl Dunes: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Boyce Woods Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Anderson Woods Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Duck Creek Natural Area: 8.9 mi
- Ferrysburg Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Soldier’s Monument: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Underwater Docks: 5.0 mi
- Hedgehog: 5.1 mi
- Airforce: 5.1 mi
Museums: 16
- Muskegon Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Fire Barn Museum: 1.4 mi
- USS LST 393 Veterans Museum: 1.4 mi
- Muskegon Railroad Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- James Jackson Museum of African American History: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Harbour Towne Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 6.3 mi
- Duck Lake State Park Beach: 10.9 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 5
- Butterfly Statue: 12.1 mi
- Sails: 12.3 mi
- Sailboats/Trees: 13.2 mi
- Opus in 3 Movements: 13.5 mi
- North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 14.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Headwaters: 11.5 mi
- Marl Springs: 11.9 mi
- Shrew Springs: 12.5 mi
- Eagle Springs: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Fairchild Park: 1.7 mi
- The Pines: 1.8 mi
- Leader's Patio: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Muskegon Rest Area 501: 7.9 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 12.3 mi
- Rothbury Rest Area 529: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Charleston: 22.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 5 mi away.
- Mute Swan28 obs
- Monarch23 obs
- buttonbush20 obs
- Ghost Pipe19 obs
- American black elderberry19 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- Northern Map Turtle17 obs
- common jewelweed17 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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