Formal Garden
Formal Garden is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Fibber Mountain stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Museum
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Former Site of Eminem Childhood Home: 6.6 mi
- Kayak Sandbar: 8.4 mi
- Rope Swing: 8.4 mi
- Ralph Wilson Gateway & Trail: 8.9 mi
- Osius Municipal Park: 0.5 mi
- Gerald C. Schroeder Athletic Fields: 1.1 mi
- George Osius Municipal Park: 1.2 mi
- Blossom Heath Park: 1.5 mi
- Wahby Park: 1.7 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 6.9 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Statue of St. Pope John Paul II: 8.6 mi
- Warren Starburst: 8.9 mi
- James D. Standish Jr. House: 8.9 mi
- Grindstone: 8.5 mi
- Angel and Baby Statue: 8.6 mi
- Gazelle: 8.7 mi
- One World . . . Under Michigan Stars: 8.8 mi
- Locally Sourced Love: 9.2 mi
- Cook Schoolhouse: 2.4 mi
- Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Pewabic Pottery: 8.5 mi
- Pewabic Pottery exhibitions: 8.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Eastpointe Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Feedom Freedom: 6.6 mi
- Vedic Village: 7.0 mi
- Hope Garden: 7.1 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Chesterfield Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Quickstad Park: 15.3 mi
- Salt River Marsh State Wildlife Area: 15.4 mi
- Sterling Heights Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Accretion Beach: 3.2 mi
- Little Beach: 3.4 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 3.6 mi
- Hipster Beach: 8.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 9.3 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 14.4 mi
- Main picnic site: 14.4 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
- Otter picnic site: 14.4 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 22.3 mi
- Mt Tom: 22.3 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Formal Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibber Mountain | NNW 327° | 302 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | NNW 326° | 290 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mt Tom | WNW 283° | 257 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:17 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grosse Pointe Farms, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose16 obs
- Common Watersnake15 obs
- Monarch15 obs
- Virginia bluebells15 obs
- cutleaf coneflower14 obs
- Great Blue Heron13 obs
- Mallard12 obs
- Western Honey Bee12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1037426596
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