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Michigan Renaissance Festival

Michigan Renaissance Festival from directly overhead

Michigan Renaissance Festival is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Oaks ORV Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Renaissance fair in Michigan, US

Dates from 1979.

Wikidata Q14716221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84363, -83.57124

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Holly Oaks ORV Park: 1.2 mi
  • Groveland Oaks County Park: 1.7 mi
  • Crotched Lake Boat Access: 2.5 mi
  • Forest Grove Park: 3.0 mi
  • Holly Heritage Farmstead: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • Vinyard: 5.1 mi
  • Antique Tractors: 10.4 mi
  • Antique Tractors: 10.4 mi
  • Antique Tractors: 10.4 mi
  • White Lake Sandbar: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 44
  • Fenton House: 7.4 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Old Homestead: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Mount Holly: 1.2 mi
  • Enders Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Genesee County High Point: 8.4 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 8.5 mi
  • Kerr Hill: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Stainless Steel Butterfly: 7.6 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 13.5 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 15.0 mi
  • Main Street Art: 17.5 mi
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Day Camp Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Clover Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Kelly Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • West Shelter: 13.5 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 20.0 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 20.1 mi
Museums: 19
  • Old Mill Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 7.6 mi
  • Whaley House Musuem: 13.4 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Native Plant Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 12.6 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 12.6 mi
  • Rotary Pollination Park: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 8.2 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 8.2 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 17.1 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 21.1 mi
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michigan Renaissance Festival. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)SSW 210°405 m24.4 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)SSW 210°399 m24.2 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillESE 120°388 m19.1 mi
Mount ChristieENE 77°387 m12.8 mi
Grampian HillsE 96°375 m18.7 mi
Kerr HillENE 68°367 m9.9 mi
Pine KnobSE 124°367 m12.4 mi
Enders HillE 101°366 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:47
June solstice05:5720:3421:17
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0316:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767706962503929
Precip in2.21.52.03.03.73.13.73.23.02.72.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goodrich, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1031169813

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