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Union Park

Union Park from directly overhead

Union Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Seitz Park, a park 0.5 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 26 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09510, -86.44017

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 12
  • St. Joseph's Firemen: 2.4 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 10.0 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 10.0 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 10.1 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 2.5 mi
  • Hartford Speedway: 15.9 mi
  • Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
  • Arboretum: 16.5 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Lilac Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Railway Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Peaks: 7
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EdwardSSW 213°242 m13.3 mi
Mount RandallSSW 212°235 m15.1 mi
Tower HillSSW 212°233 m15.5 mi
Pikes PeakSSW 213°229 m15.6 mi
Mount FullerSSW 213°227 m15.8 mi
Great Warren DuneSSW 212°225 m14.1 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 23°213 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4321:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1216:3217:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485968737165534232
Precip in2.51.92.33.83.93.63.33.93.44.43.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 2 mi away.

  • Monarch20 obs
  • American pokeweed13 obs
  • American Toad12 obs
  • chicory7 obs
  • Small White6 obs
  • great mullein6 obs
  • common milkweed5 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/422331147

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