Alamo Rest Area 709
Alamo Rest Area 709 is a rest area in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mildred Harris Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stroud Family Park: 3.3 mi
- Markin Glen County Park: 3.7 mi
- Drake's Farmstead Park: 3.7 mi
- Frays Park: 3.8 mi
- Scheid Township Park: 4.2 mi
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Consumers Power Prairie: 3.7 mi
- Sand Creek Preserve: 4.2 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 4.6 mi
- Schellenberg Woods: 6.1 mi
- Nature's Playground: 3.9 mi
- South Street: 5.8 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 5.9 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 10.7 mi
- Year Round Golf: 15.5 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 5.7 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 5.8 mi
- Otsego Area Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Air Zoo: 10.2 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 10.2 mi
- The Committee: 5.4 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 5.4 mi
- The Professor: 5.5 mi
- Bird Effigy: 5.7 mi
- Oranges: 5.8 mi
- Western W: 5.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 5.5 mi
- Burdick Street: 5.8 mi
- Art Deco: 5.8 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 5.9 mi
- The Hogback: 15.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 15.9 mi
- Baird Hill: 18.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 20.5 mi
- Beach Hill: 24.5 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 5.8 mi
- God's Garden: 13.3 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Willard Beach: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamo Rest Area 709. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | NNE 28° | 294 m | 18.8 mi |
| The Hogback | ENE 58° | 282 m | 15.8 mi |
| Graves Hill | NNE 26° | 280 m | 20.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 228° | 244 m | 15.9 mi |
| Beach Hill | NW 326° | 242 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/291678451
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