Sparrow-Kenton Wayside Picnic Area
Sparrow-Kenton Wayside Picnic Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 355 m. Big Rock stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 355 m
How to reach it
50 named places within 25 miles
- Agate Falls Scenic Area: 9.6 mi
- Bond Falls Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Bond Falls Scenic Site: 12.9 mi
- Maple Grove Park: 13.8 mi
- Stannard Township Park: 14.2 mi
- Agate Falls: 9.6 mi
- Bond Falls: 12.8 mi
- Upper Bond Falls: 12.8 mi
- Sturgeon Falls: 14.2 mi
- Tibbets Falls: 15.7 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Kallio: 12.9 mi
- Silver Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Big Rock: 16.3 mi
- South Military Hill: 18.9 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 22.0 mi
- Childhood Cottage Museum: 22.0 mi
- Alberta Village Museum: 22.1 mi
- Ford Historic Sawmill Museum: 22.3 mi
- The Bluff: 4.6 mi
- South Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Oak Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Norway Lake Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Courtney Lake Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 15.6 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 21.9 mi
- Paulding Light: 16.8 mi
- Gibbs City: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sparrow-Kenton Wayside Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock | WSW 238° | 448 m | 16.3 mi |
| Adventure Mountain | NNW 335° | 447 m | 21.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ESE 104° | 441 m | 3.8 mi |
| C Shaft Hill | NW 322° | 422 m | 21.5 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NNE 30° | 398 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Kallio | ENE 71° | 397 m | 12.9 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | NNE 22° | 339 m | 23.8 mi |
| South Military Hill | NW 320° | 293 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:28 | 20:08 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 21:06 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 16:21 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watton 2wsw, 12 mi away.
- Red Crossbill2 obs
- American Robin2 obs
- chicory2 obs
- tansy2 obs
- Evening Grosbeak2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk1 obs
- Bald Eagle1 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/1125278987
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