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Whittlesey Park

Whittlesey Park from directly overhead

Whittlesey Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Mount Edward stands 242 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Botham Park, a park 0.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 26 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09136, -86.48352

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 11
  • St. Joseph's Firemen: 1.4 mi
  • Wrestlers Sculpture: 10.9 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 11.0 mi
  • Corten Steel Sculpture: 11.0 mi
  • Regeneration Sculpture: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 10
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 1.3 mi
  • Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 17.1 mi
  • Hosta Bowl: 17.1 mi
  • The Green: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Lilac Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Railway Garden: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Peaks: 7
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EdwardSSW 205°242 m12.0 mi
Mount RandallSSW 204°235 m13.8 mi
Tower HillSSW 205°233 m14.2 mi
Pikes PeakSSW 206°229 m14.3 mi
Mount FullerSSW 206°227 m14.5 mi
Great Warren DuneSSW 204°225 m12.8 mi
Thunder MountainNNE 31°213 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1120:4421:26
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1216:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485968737165534232
Precip in2.51.92.33.83.93.63.33.93.44.43.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton Harbor AP, 4 mi away.

  • Ring-billed Gull60 obs
  • Monarch51 obs
  • common milkweed40 obs
  • American pokeweed30 obs
  • Mallard23 obs
  • Long-tailed Duck23 obs
  • American Herring Gull23 obs
  • Sanderling21 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/1088797481

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