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Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu

Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu from directly overhead

Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wabash Park Community Garden, a garden 0.6 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
1405 - 1468

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63486, -83.14164

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Big Idea Chair: 2.4 mi
  • Step Pools: 2.5 mi
  • Waterfall Pointe: 2.5 mi
  • Adams Road Mastodon: 3.1 mi
  • Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Fountain of Eternal Memories: 3.3 mi
  • Newberry Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Guardian Angel Columbarium: 3.4 mi
  • Vietnam & Korean Wars Memorial: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 23
  • Secret Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 13
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 10.3 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.0 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNW 312°388 m7.2 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 332°387 m19.6 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 346°375 m12.7 mi
Pine KnobWNW 303°367 m13.8 mi
Kerr HillNW 325°367 m22.0 mi
Enders HillNW 308°366 m22.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 319°351 m6.8 mi
Mount KanzerW 268°351 m23.2 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 solstice08:0016:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10573735422

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