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Veterans Park

Veterans Park from directly overhead

Veterans Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coopersville Historical Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Coopersville

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05856, -85.93318

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 6.8 mi
  • Transitional Link: 7.0 mi
  • Fish Ladder Sculpture: 14.3 mi
  • Lorrie's Button: 14.3 mi
  • ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 31
  • Nunica Stonehenge: 7.2 mi
  • Sweets Monument: 7.4 mi
  • Walker Police & Firefighters Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Howard Stanton Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Veteran's Plaza: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 12
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 8.7 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.2 mi
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • The Pines: 18.1 mi
  • Fairchild Park: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillSE 142°311 m23.1 mi
Bettes Tower HillNE 56°260 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:0520:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0519:43
December solstice08:1316:2617:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455766706961503829
Precip in2.61.82.63.84.23.83.23.33.14.13.52.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kent City 2 SW, 13 mi away.

  • bittersweet nightshade7 obs
  • dame's rocket4 obs
  • box elder4 obs
  • wild carrot4 obs
  • black raspberry4 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
  • American pokeweed3 obs
  • Bull 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1074513451

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