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Van Bragt Park

Van Bragt Park from directly overhead

Van Bragt Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Uniting Sun, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79875, -86.11187

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howard B. Dunton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Window on the Waterfront: 0.4 mi
  • Hallacy Park: 0.6 mi
  • GDK Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beechwood Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Artworks: 41
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 17
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 7.1 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.5 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 20.4 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 90°311 m23.4 mi
Beach HillSE 138°242 m13.9 mi
BaldySW 231°233 m6.0 mi
Mount BaldheadSSW 208°233 m10.7 mi
Pelican PeakSSW 211°221 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 4 mi away.

  • Mallard123 obs
  • Painted Turtle116 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird85 obs
  • Great Blue Heron73 obs
  • Mute Swan71 obs
  • Wood Duck68 obs
  • Song Sparrow68 obs
  • Canada Goose61 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/166153496

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