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Windsnest Park

Windsnest Park from directly overhead

Windsnest Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Olive Shores County Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.91129, -86.21552

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olive Shores County Park: 0.8 mi
  • Zwemer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Kirk Park: 2.4 mi
  • Kouw Park: 2.9 mi
  • Hemlock Crossing: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 2.6 mi
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 2.6 mi
  • Hiawatha Forest Open Space: 2.8 mi
  • Port Sheldon Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • VanBuren Street Dunes Open Space: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 23
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 13
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 13.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 14.5 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fairchild Park: 22.5 mi
  • The Pines: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillSE 141°242 m23.3 mi
BaldyS 177°233 m11.6 mi
Mount BaldheadS 179°233 m17.3 mi
Pelican PeakS 178°221 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0720:4521:28
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735465766716962513930
Precip in2.72.01.93.34.14.23.23.73.34.43.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland WTP, 8 mi away.

  • Ring-billed Gull10 obs
  • American beech8 obs
  • Chipping Sparrow7 obs
  • White-tailed Deer6 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk6 obs
  • Mallard5 obs
  • Greater Scaup5 obs
  • Painted Turtle5 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/365082574

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