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Wilson State Park

Wilson State Park from directly overhead

Wilson State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 353 m. Emery Hill stands 414 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayes Township Outdoor Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
353 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.02852, -84.80286

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hayes Township Outdoor Park: 0.4 mi
  • Clare County Fairground: 0.4 mi
  • Saxton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clare County Veterans Freedom Park: 0.6 mi
  • Spray Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Clare Welcome Center 634: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Emery HillNNE 20°414 m17.0 mi
Blue MountainNW 326°377 m10.3 mi
McWatty KnollNW 312°336 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:52
June solstice05:5720:4221:26
September equinox07:2719:0019:39
December solstice08:1216:1717:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212232435666706860483727
Precip in2.21.72.13.53.83.53.23.42.83.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladwin, 16 mi away.

  • purple loosestrife4 obs
  • Solomon's plume3 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade3 obs
  • autumn olive3 obs
  • white campion3 obs
  • common milkweed2 obs
  • Pumpkinseed2 obs
  • northern whitecedar2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/928296090

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