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Walter and Mary Burke Park

Walter and Mary Burke Park from directly overhead

Walter and Mary Burke Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Twombly Mountain stands 349 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Abandoned Baseball Field, a park 1.0 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 25 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.67831, -82.73377

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Abandoned Baseball Field: 1.0 mi
  • Huntley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 1.2 mi
  • Festival Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ruedisale Point Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 46
  • NIKE-AJAX Missile: 5.9 mi
  • NIKE Hercules Missile: 6.0 mi
  • WWII Cannon: 6.0 mi
  • AS/32P-15 Fire Truck: 6.0 mi
  • Oasis Tiki Shelter: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 35
Historic sites: 32
  • Algonac Boat Anchor: 11.1 mi
  • Algonac Veteran's Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Gold Star Family Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Tecumseh Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Veterans and Marine City Firemans Memorial: 12.6 mi
Museums: 25
  • Chesterfield Historic Village: 4.8 mi
  • Selfridge Air Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 8.8 mi
  • Michigan Transit Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Maritime Museum: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 6
  • Secret Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Little Beach: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 4.5 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 8.6 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Frog Point: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twombly MountainWNW 302°349 m21.2 mi
Fibber MountainW 279°302 m19.5 mi
Mt. SheldonW 279°290 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5420:3021:13
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5916:1517:01

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 7 mi away.

  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit26 obs
  • marsh marigold25 obs
  • mayapple24 obs
  • twoleaf miterwort21 obs
  • sensitive fern21 obs
  • red trillium20 obs
  • wild geranium19 obs
  • Japanese barberry18 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/524280729

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