Water Tower Park
Water Tower Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Mount Christie stands 387 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Windiate Park, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 101 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 100.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Windiate Park: 0.7 mi
- Ogema Triangle: 0.8 mi
- Farnumwood Park: 1.1 mi
- McKinley Park: 1.4 mi
- Cummings Park: 1.6 mi
- Vinyard: 5.5 mi
- Michigan Renaissance Festival: 10.4 mi
- Lookout Platform: 16.2 mi
- The Pines: 16.2 mi
- Antique Tractors: 20.8 mi
- Dauner Martin Nature Sanctuary: 11.1 mi
- Petite Wetland Plant Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Sharon Zahrfeld Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 13.3 mi
- White Cedar Swamps Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- Harper Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Whaley House Musuem: 3.2 mi
- Sloan Museum: 3.4 mi
- Buick Automotive Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 3.9 mi
- Davison Area Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mount Holly: 11.5 mi
- Genesee County High Point: 13.3 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 13.4 mi
- Enders Hill: 13.5 mi
- Dead Man's Pass: 13.9 mi
- Burton Veterans' Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Linden Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Fenton House: 12.3 mi
- Fenton Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Old Homestead: 16.2 mi
- Day Camp Beach: 7.0 mi
- Overnight Beach: 7.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 9.0 mi
- North Shore Beach: 9.3 mi
- Clover Beach: 13.2 mi
- Art Miles Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Tyrone Sunken Garden: 14.9 mi
- Hana's Garden: 20.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 20.8 mi
- McLaren Healing Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 9.8 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 10.1 mi
- Clio Rest Area 612: 13.5 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 18.6 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 23.0 mi
- Welcome: 11.5 mi
- Stainless Steel Butterfly: 12.6 mi
- PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 23.9 mi
- West Shelter: 23.9 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Stepping Stone Falls: 7.3 mi
- The High Banks: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Tower Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Christie | ESE 109° | 387 m | 18.6 mi |
| Kerr Hill | ESE 111° | 367 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | SE 136° | 367 m | 22.2 mi |
| Enders Hill | SE 137° | 366 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | S 171° | 351 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Omich | S 170° | 347 m | 24.3 mi |
| Waterford Hill | SE 144° | 342 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Holly | SSE 153° | 340 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flint Fcwos, 4 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle4 obs
- bittersweet nightshade4 obs
- Common Garter Snake3 obs
- dame's rocket3 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider3 obs
- Differential Grasshopper3 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth3 obs
- Canada Goose2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/675099708
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