Optimist Park

Optimist Park is a park in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Optimist Park is situated nearby to Mansfield Park, as well as near McLaren Port Huron Hospital.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McMorran Place and Fort Gratiot Light.

McMorran Place

Sports venue

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McMorran Place is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. McMorran Place is situated 1 mile southeast of Optimist Park.

Fort Gratiot Light

Lighthouse

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Fort Gratiot Light, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1825 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Fort Gratiot Light is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Optimist Park.

Port Huron Office Center

Office building

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Port Huron Office Center is an office building, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Optimist Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Edward and Sarnia.

Point Edward

Village

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Point Edward is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. Adjacent to the city of Sarnia in Lambton County, Point Edward sits opposite Port Huron, Michigan and is connected to it by the Blue Water Bridge, at the meeting point of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron.

Sarnia

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Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of around 98,000. It is at the south end of Lake Huron. It includes Point Edward, a village in the northwest corner of the city.

Marysville

Suburb

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Marysville is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Marysville had a population of 9,997. The municipality was founded in 1919, first as a village, then became a city in 1924. Marysville is situated 6 miles southwest of Optimist Park.

Optimist Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Port Huron, St. Clair, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.99149° or 42° 59′ 29″ north

Longitude

-82.43499° or 82° 26′ 6″ west

Operator

City Of Port Huron

Open location code

86JVXHR8+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 282185684

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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