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VanSteeland Arboretum

VanSteeland Arboretum from directly overhead

VanSteeland Arboretum is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Transitional Link, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96404, -85.88526

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Transitional Link: 0.1 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 10.4 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 10.4 mi
  • Man in Space: 10.5 mi
  • Gerald R Ford: 10.5 mi
Parks
  • Cadence Place Condo Common Area: 0.9 mi
  • Grand Ravines North: 1.0 mi
  • Grand Ravines South: 1.3 mi
  • Winding Creek Circle Common Area: 1.4 mi
  • Grand River Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 24
  • Sweets Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Howard Stanton Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Veteran's Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • Walker Police & Firefighters Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Jenison Stump Fence: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 12
Beaches: 9
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.9 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 14.0 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 19.1 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • The Pines: 24.5 mi
  • Fairchild Park: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillSE 134°311 m16.6 mi
Bettes Tower HillNNE 30°260 m15.3 mi
Beach HillS 186°242 m21.9 mi
BaldySW 227°233 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0520:4421:27
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1216:2617:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867716962503929
Precip in2.72.12.64.14.44.03.33.13.53.73.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 14 mi away.

  • Bald Eagle36 obs
  • Christmas fern36 obs
  • yellow trout lily33 obs
  • common pawpaw32 obs
  • mayapple29 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage28 obs
  • marsh marigold28 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica25 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/233773242

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