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Schuette Oak

Schuette Oak from directly overhead

Schuette Oak is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Draper Twin Lake Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
This Schuette Oak measured Circumference: 18' 9" Height: 114' Spread: 120' when listed in the National Register of Big Trees in 1973 by American Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.77596, -83.11818

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Tabletop Jump: 2.6 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 2.6 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 2.6 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 2.6 mi
  • Little Skinny: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 56
  • Blue Heron Environmental Area: 2.3 mi
  • East Pond Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Crossing: 3.8 mi
  • Paint Creek Heritage Area Wet Prairie: 3.9 mi
  • Paint Creek Heritage Area Fen: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 38
Museums: 31
Peaks: 20
Beaches: 15
  • Baypoint Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 8.8 mi
  • Stony Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Secret Beach: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 16.2 mi
  • West Shelter: 18.2 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 16.7 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 17.1 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 18.8 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 20.3 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillSW 233°388 m8.2 mi
Mount ChristieNW 306°387 m12.9 mi
Grampian HillsWNW 301°375 m5.1 mi
Pine KnobW 260°367 m12.9 mi
Kerr HillWNW 301°367 m16.1 mi
Enders HillWNW 282°366 m19.2 mi
Bald MountainSW 230°351 m7.3 mi
Twombly MountainNNE 19°349 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5520:3221:15
September equinox07:2018:5419:32
December solstice08:0116:1617:02

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12373938934

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