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Friendship Circle

Friendship Circle from directly overhead

Friendship Circle is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Armillary Sphere, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
"Gateway of Friendship"

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56837, -83.25331

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Armillary Sphere: 0.0 mi
  • Bronze Archer: 0.0 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Old Cranbrook Obserbatory: 0.0 mi
  • Alumni Court: 0.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bog Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.4 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 0.4 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Smith House: 0.9 mi
  • Hill School Bell: 2.3 mi
  • Karen's Safe-Swim Lane - Start: 3.5 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.6 mi
  • G - Meadow: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Outlot Park: 1.0 mi
  • Quarton Tennis Courts: 1.4 mi
  • Lone Pine Road Estates Park: 1.4 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.5 mi
  • Windmill Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Picnic sites: 32
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 5.3 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 7.9 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 23
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 16.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 2°388 m9.4 mi
Mount ChristieN 351°387 m22.2 mi
Grampian HillsN 8°375 m17.1 mi
Pine KnobNNW 334°367 m13.4 mi
Kerr HillNNW 343°367 m23.7 mi
Enders HillNNW 327°366 m21.8 mi
Bald MountainN 7°351 m9.7 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 282°351 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/993099301

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