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Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest

Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest from directly overhead

Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Panda Picnic Site, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Detroit Zoological Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.47850, -83.15724
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Tree Kangaroo: 0.2 mi
  • Sloth: 0.2 mi
  • Vultures: 0.2 mi
  • Seal: 0.2 mi
  • Aardvark: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Huntington Woods Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mary Kay Davis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln/Pembroke/Concord Park: 0.3 mi
  • Alligator Park: 0.4 mi
  • Statue Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • The Ferndale Garden Club Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Church of Christ Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Grant Park Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Children's Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Children's Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Quickstad Park: 3.1 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Hunters Lane Woods: 5.8 mi
  • Horsetail Woods: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 24
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Secret Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Belle Isle Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 0.0 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 0.2 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 0.2 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 0.2 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Mt Tom: 7.8 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 16.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 16.3 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNW 344°388 m16.3 mi
Grampian HillsN 354°375 m23.3 mi
Pine KnobNNW 330°367 m21.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW 347°351 m16.3 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 294°351 m24.4 mi
Mount OmichWNW 296°347 m24.2 mi
Mount JudahNNW 336°345 m17.7 mi
Waterford HillNW 321°342 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837486070747365534132
Precip in1.41.42.02.83.53.13.23.13.12.32.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/205749337

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