Westown Commons Park

Westown Commons Park is a park in City of Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Westown Commons Park is situated nearby to Lexington Park, as well as near the university John G Russell Leadership Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Andel Arena and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Van Andel Arena

Stadium

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Van Andel Arena is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. Van Andel Arena is situated 4,200 feet east of Westown Commons Park.

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

Museum

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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, and his wife Betty Ford. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Westown Commons Park.

Grand Rapids Swing Bridge

Bridge

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The Grand Rapids Swing Bridge is a four span Pratt truss railroad swing bridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was built in 1902 for the Pere Marquette Railroad as a swing bridge to allow steamboats to pass up the Grand River, but this river traffic was discontinued in 1907. Grand Rapids Swing Bridge is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Westown Commons Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.

Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids is in West Michigan, in the United States. Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of just under 200,000 in the city limits, and nearly 570,000 in the surrounding county.

Heritage Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Kent county, Public domain.

Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States.

Wyoming

Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 76,501 at the 2020 census. Part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Wyoming is bordered by Grand Rapids to the northeast and, after Grand Rapids, it is the second most-populous city in West Michigan.

Westown Commons Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.96111° or 42° 57′ 40″ north

Longitude

-85.68712° or 85° 41′ 14″ west

Open location code

86JPX867+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 314500383

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lexington Park and John G Russell Leadership Building.

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