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Tunnel Park

Tunnel Park from directly overhead

Tunnel Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Idlewood Beach Association, a park 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Ottawa County
Access
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79840, -86.20959

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Idlewood Beach Association: 0.1 mi
  • Cooper-Van Wieren Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sanctuary Woods: 2.3 mi
  • Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • Virginia Park Woods: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 10
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.8 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 14.4 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 20.4 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillSE 126°242 m17.6 mi
BaldyS 175°233 m3.8 mi
Mount BaldheadS 180°233 m9.5 mi
Pelican PeakS 178°221 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735465766716962513930
Precip in2.72.01.93.34.14.23.23.73.34.43.12.4

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

  • Ring-billed Gull112 obs
  • Long-tailed Duck91 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser88 obs
  • American Herring Gull88 obs
  • Mallard67 obs
  • Common Goldeneye41 obs
  • Greater Scaup34 obs
  • Sanderling33 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/297233307

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