- Elevation
- 262 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Baird Hill294 m · 20.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:23local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3008, -85.5471
Wilson Recreation Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded 262 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockwell Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 262 m
- Operated by
- Kalamazoo Charter Township
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | N 9° | 294 m | 20.6 mi |
| The Hogback | NNE 32° | 282 m | 14.4 mi |
| Graves Hill | N 8° | 280 m | 22.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 249° | 244 m | 18.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rockwell Park: 0.5 mi
- Sherwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Eastside Sunrise Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Rynbrant Park: 0.8 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Bow in the Clouds Preserve: 1.6 mi
- KEKA Preserve: 2.5 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 3.2 mi
- Fred McLinden Nature Trails: 3.7 mi
- Chipman Preserve: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 33
- Kalamazoo Mall: 2.0 mi
- South Street: 2.1 mi
- Nature's Playground: 4.7 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 6.5 mi
- Old Silo: 9.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 1.9 mi
- Air Zoo: 4.9 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 5.1 mi
- Overlook Museum: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Oranges: 1.9 mi
- Untitled: 2.9 mi
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 3.0 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 3.6 mi
- The Professor: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Art Deco: 2.0 mi
- Burdick Street: 2.0 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 2.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 4
- The Hogback: 14.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 18.8 mi
- Baird Hill: 20.6 mi
- Graves Hill: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Bell's Beer Garden: 1.7 mi
- God's Garden: 9.5 mi
- Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Galesburg Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 6.8 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Willard Beach: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 5 mi away.
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