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Westacres Beach

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Westacres Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Estates Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58075, -83.43036

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakewood Estates Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bloomer Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crystal Echo Beach Improvement: 0.4 mi
  • Tripp's MSLA Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Tripp's MSLA Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Boy Scout Point Sandbar: 0.3 mi
  • Vernal Ponds: 1.4 mi
  • Park Ridge Christmas Tree: 1.5 mi
  • North Pointe Sandbar: 1.5 mi
  • The Value of Wetlands: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Waterford Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 3.7 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 5.1 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 6.3 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 6.5 mi
  • Sasquatch: 6.8 mi
Museums: 59
Picnic sites: 36
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 4.9 mi
  • West Shelter: 6.3 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Cebia Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Russell Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 25
Rest areas: 3
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 11.6 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 22.5 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)W 261°405 m19.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)W 262°399 m19.4 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 47°388 m12.7 mi
Mount ChristieNNE 14°387 m21.7 mi
Grampian HillsNE 35°375 m19.8 mi
Pine KnobNNE 15°367 m11.7 mi
Kerr HillN 5°367 m21.9 mi
Enders HillN 350°366 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3321:16
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727163513929
Precip in1.61.11.92.73.73.22.82.93.12.62.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/795636666

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