Water Works Park
Water Works Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Barre Field, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 143 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 143.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barre Field: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Long Lake Public Access: 3.6 mi
- Round Lake Public Access: 4.1 mi
- Bear Lake Public Access: 4.2 mi
- Hillsdale Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Hanna Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Sand Creek Prairie Plant Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Hillsdale Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.9 mi
- Lake La Su An Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Allen Area Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- Grosvenor House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Wing House Museum: 14.4 mi
- Old Gate House: 16.9 mi
- Hudson Museum: 20.2 mi
- Hell's Point: 16.3 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 17.3 mi
- Bundy Hill: 20.9 mi
- Stony Point Hill: 22.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 22.9 mi
- Tripp's Mill: 12.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 17.5 mi
- Steuben County Soldier's Monument: 19.3 mi
- Fort Cooper: 22.7 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 23.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
- Cross Spring: 24.1 mi
- Artesian Well: 24.6 mi
- Barber House Children's Garden: 8.8 mi
- Kids Garden: 19.9 mi
- Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 12.7 mi
- Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
- Branch: 16.9 mi
- West Buffalo: 22.9 mi
- Wall Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Works Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | ENE 67° | 387 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bundy Hill | NE 45° | 381 m | 20.9 mi |
| Dixon Hall | NW 321° | 332 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hell's Point | WSW 237° | 326 m | 16.3 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | NW 321° | 286 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:36 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:27 | 17:12 |
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 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsdale, 8 mi away.
- ribwort plantain3 obs
- Blue Jay1 obs
- Northern Cardinal1 obs
- American Robin1 obs
- House Sparrow1 obs
- Great Crested Flycatcher1 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander1 obs
- Common Mudpuppy1 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/321335693
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