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Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House

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Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Clawson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Saginaw Trail The Saginaw Trail, running from Detroit to Saginaw through Pontiac and Flint, was originally an Indian trail. In 1816 Michigan territorial government authorized the building of a road from Detroit to Saginaw along the trail. Part of the trai

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51688, -83.16497

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 0.4 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
  • The Birmingham Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Red Oaks Nature Center: 3.6 mi
  • Ferndale Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Quickstad Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Hunters Lane Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Horsetail Woods: 7.1 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Barnum School Archway: 3.0 mi
  • Chapel of Flowers: 4.6 mi
  • Chapel of Psalms: 4.6 mi
  • Chapel of Memories: 4.6 mi
  • World War I Polar Bear Memorial: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 2.8 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 2.8 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Secret Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Mt Tom: 6.8 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 13.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNW 342°388 m13.6 mi
Grampian HillsN 354°375 m20.6 mi
Pine KnobNNW 327°367 m18.8 mi
Bald MountainNNW 346°351 m13.6 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 288°351 m23.1 mi
Twombly MountainN 10°349 m22.7 mi
Mount OmichWNW 290°347 m22.8 mi
Mount JudahNNW 333°345 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3121:14
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11184637505

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