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Sportsman's Park

Sportsman's Park from directly overhead

Sportsman's Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15182, -85.13131

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve: 0.1 mi
  • Dressel Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
  • Slough Family Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Cosner & Bennett-Barnes Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
Parks
Peaks: 23
Attractions: 21
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 1.1 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 9.0 mi
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 9.8 mi
  • The Boulder: 12.0 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 12.0 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Peninsula Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Public Access: 19.5 mi
  • Public Access: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Block M Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Children Playing: 15.8 mi
  • Ring of Bright Water II: 23.4 mi
  • 4-Season Mural: 23.7 mi
  • Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsE 91°438 m20.0 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 22°405 m23.9 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 27°398 m24.5 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 21°395 m24.3 mi
Deadmans HillSE 128°393 m11.9 mi
Tower HillNNE 28°393 m24.3 mi
Chandler HillsENE 73°382 m17.2 mi
Chandler HillENE 69°372 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5420:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445665696761493829
Precip in2.01.31.52.53.03.22.93.33.74.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan, under a mile away.

  • blue vervain20 obs
  • common buckthorn19 obs
  • Canada Goose13 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird13 obs
  • Trumpeter Swan12 obs
  • Mallard12 obs
  • Common Goldeneye12 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing12 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/803253647

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