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Frederick

Frederick from directly overhead

Frederick is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is George George Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59481, -82.91342

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George George Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ray Hernandez Pickleball Courts: 0.9 mi
  • Wilson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Olsen Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 53
  • Michigan Transit Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 2.0 mi
  • The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
  • Selfridge Air Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Upton House Museum: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Gardens: 49
Beaches: 11
  • Secret Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Little Beach: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Main picnic site: 14.6 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 14.6 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 14.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 9
Rest areas: 2
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 14.2 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillWNW 294°388 m18.5 mi
Grampian HillsNW 316°375 m21.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW 296°351 m17.9 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 333°349 m19.2 mi
Mount JudahWNW 292°345 m21.2 mi
Fibber MountainNW 312°302 m13.5 mi
Mt. SheldonNW 311°290 m13.5 mi
Mt TomWSW 256°257 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5916:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

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