Friendship Circle
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
- 1.0 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Cranbrook Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Cranbrook House and Gardens: 0.4 mi
- The Birmingham Museum: 2.3 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities: 5.1 mi
- 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
- E.L. Johnson Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Jacobs Drain: 5.8 mi
- Quickstad Park: 5.8 mi
- American Commerce Centre Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Harmon Oaks Wood: 6.3 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 2.5 mi
- Public Art: 2.9 mi
- Sasquatch: 4.1 mi
- The End of the Indian Trail: 5.8 mi
- West Bloomfield Reeds: 6.1 mi
- 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
- Bog Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sundial Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Sunken Garden: 0.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.5 mi
- Farm Garden: 3.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Mt Tom: 3.9 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 9.4 mi
- Halsted Hill: 9.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Mount Judah: 10.2 mi
- The High Banks: 21.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | N 2° | 388 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Christie | N 351° | 387 m | 22.2 mi |
| Grampian Hills | N 8° | 375 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 334° | 367 m | 13.4 mi |
| Kerr Hill | NNW 343° | 367 m | 23.7 mi |
| Enders Hill | NNW 327° | 366 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 7° | 351 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WNW 282° | 351 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/993099301
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