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Frederick

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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: 59
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: 42
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 LandfillWNW388 m18.5 mi
Grampian HillsNW375 m21.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW351 m17.9 mi
Twombly MountainNNW349 m19.2 mi
Mount JudahWNW345 m21.2 mi
Fibber MountainNW302 m13.5 mi
Mt. SheldonNW290 m13.5 mi
Mt TomWSW257 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 50–80 °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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