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Emmendorfer House Historic Marker

Emmendorfer House Historic Marker from directly overhead

Emmendorfer House Historic Marker is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Giant Oak, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

park in Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q49486974, matched on coordinates and name (145 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Emmendorfer House William Gilmour began building this house in the 1830s. With two hidden chambers and a strategic location on an Underground Railroad route between Farmington and Pontiac, it is believed to have provided shelter for runaway slaves. In the
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.57769, -83.36515
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • The Giant Oak: 0.1 mi
  • Nature Chalet: 0.6 mi
  • The Prairie: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Straits East End Sandbar: 0.8 mi
  • Log Tipi: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • KP's Memorial Grassy Knoll: 0.2 mi
  • Collin Campbell House Ruins: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Orchard Lake DNR Boat Access Site: 0.3 mi
  • The Laker Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Pine Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • Rome Park: 1.0 mi
  • Strathdale Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 1.2 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 3.4 mi
  • Sasquatch: 4.1 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 6.6 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 7.7 mi
Gardens
  • Waterford Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Bog Garden: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 2.5 mi
  • West Shelter: 7.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 26
Beaches: 23
  • Lone Pine Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Russell Beach: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 13.0 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)W 263°405 m22.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)W 264°399 m22.7 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 34°388 m10.6 mi
Mount ChristieN 5°387 m21.3 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 27°375 m18.2 mi
Pine KnobN 359°367 m11.5 mi
Kerr HillN 357°367 m22.0 mi
Enders HillNNW 340°366 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:33
December solstice08:0116:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9906265628

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