 Hager Park USA map from Google Imagery |
compiled from various sources
Centered in Hager Park in Jenison, Michigan, is a terrain map of the United States large enough to easily be seen in Google imagery. The outline is obvious, some of the rivers are sculpted in, and even some of the relief features.
The park and playground were built in the 1990s, but the map recently got a facelift in the summer of 2025. This was the work of Eagle Scout Wyatt Nance. He recruited over 75 other people to help with the project. Overgrown with weeds and eroded, the map was hardly discernible any more. Wyatt raised funds, repaired the boundaries, hardened the edges with stone for accessibility, and recreated the borders of the states.
At the very bottom of the picture the oddly shaped structure is a wooden playground, a portion of which is built to look like a ship.
In addition to the map and playground there is a picnic area and about three miles of hiking trails which connect to nearby neighborhoods.
See map of Hager Park
Read WZZM article about Wyatt's project
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