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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

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
Museums
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 53
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 LandfillNW388 m7.2 mi
Mount ChristieNNW387 m19.6 mi
Grampian HillsNNW375 m12.7 mi
Pine KnobWNW367 m13.8 mi
Kerr HillNW367 m22.0 mi
Enders HillNW366 m22.3 mi
Bald MountainNW351 m6.8 mi
Mount KanzerW351 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 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10573735422

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