Thurston Park
Thurston Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Deadmans Hill stands 393 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mohrmann Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Torch Lake Public Water Acces Site: 3.2 mi
- Wilson Lake Boating Access Site: 3.3 mi
- Echo Park: 3.8 mi
- Openo Park and Boat Launch: 4.4 mi
- Bauer Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Torch Lake Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Torch Bay Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nathan Beem Memorial Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Golden-Days Loon Nature Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Stone Circle: 5.1 mi
- Interpretive Display: 9.1 mi
- Dune Overlook: 9.5 mi
- Hugh J. Gray Cairn: 9.5 mi
- Browns Creek Pathway: 9.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Dingle Hill: 3.3 mi
- Dingle Hill: 4.1 mi
- Old Baldy: 5.5 mi
- Mount Bliss: 9.1 mi
- Bellaire Area Historical Society and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Elm Pointe Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 13.2 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum: 15.4 mi
- 45th Parallel Signpost: 6.6 mi
- Bellaire Veteran's Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Richardi Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Public Access: 12.5 mi
- Public Access: 12.8 mi
- Public Access: 12.9 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 13.0 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 13.1 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 13.7 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Block M Rock: 18.8 mi
- Children Playing: 23.9 mi
- Pluto: 24.3 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 17.3 mi
- Steak Ride: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thurston Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadmans Hill | E 96° | 393 m | 15.8 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | ENE 66° | 351 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Bundy | SE 125° | 347 m | 11.8 mi |
| Boyne Mountain | ENE 68° | 344 m | 16.8 mi |
| Richardson Hill | NE 47° | 331 m | 11.1 mi |
| Avalanche Mountain | NE 54° | 293 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 67° | 274 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Bliss | ENE 75° | 260 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander4 obs
- Mute Swan3 obs
- sugar maple3 obs
- common selfheal3 obs
- chicory3 obs
- Yellow Perch3 obs
- American Toad3 obs
- Pitcher's thistle3 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/803077663
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