Fort Custer State Park

Fort Custer State Park is a park in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fort Custer State Park is situated nearby to the village Augusta, as well as near the locality Thunderbird Mobile Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Custer National Cemetery.

Fort Custer National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Battle Creek CVB, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Custer National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just outside the village of Augusta in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It encompasses 770.4 acres, and as of 2022 had 33,000 interments. Fort Custer National Cemetery is situated 2 miles north of Fort Custer State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Augusta and Climax.

Augusta

Village

Photo: Charonmoyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Augusta is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 885 at the 2010 census. The village is mostly within Ross Township, though a small portion extends south into Charleston Township. Augusta is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Custer State Park.

Climax

Village

Climax is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 767 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Climax Township on the northern boundary with Charleston Township, and is roughly 12 miles west of Battle Creek and 16 miles east of Kalamazoo. Climax is situated 5 miles south of Fort Custer State Park.

Galesburg

Village

Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,049 at the 2020 census. Galesburg is located along the north side of the Kalamazoo River. Galesburg is situated 5 miles west of Fort Custer State Park.

Fort Custer State Park

Type: Park
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.31171° or 42° 18′ 42″ north

Longitude

-85.3175° or 85° 19′ 3″ west

Elevation

899 feet (274 metres)

Open location code

86JP8M6M+M2

GeoNames ID

4993173

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