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Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base

Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base from directly overhead

Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is River Bends Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Michigan Historic Site
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of Michigan

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.64769, -83.06051
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Bends Park: 0.1 mi
  • Woodall Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Holland Ponds: 1.5 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 1.6 mi
  • Village Club at Rochester Hills Park & Playground: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center: 0.5 mi
  • Abandoned Dragline Excavator: 4.3 mi
  • Mead Road Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Old Tennis Court: 5.6 mi
  • Shelden Estate Wall: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Sterling Heights Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Turtle Woods Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Childress Green Space Property: 4.2 mi
  • Cloverport Green Space Property: 4.4 mi
  • Rivercrest Green Space Property: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Newberry Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu: 4.2 mi
  • Shelden Estate: 5.6 mi
  • Fountain of Eternal Memories: 6.5 mi
  • Troy Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 59
Museums: 54
Beaches: 21
  • Secret Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Mt. Sheldon: 5.8 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 10.2 mi
  • New Bald Mountain: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 12.7 mi
  • Main picnic site: 12.7 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 12.7 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 18.5 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 22.6 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 22.6 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillWNW 293°388 m10.2 mi
Mount ChristieNW 321°387 m21.2 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 328°375 m13.6 mi
Pine KnobWNW 293°367 m17.0 mi
Kerr HillNW 316°367 m24.0 mi
Bald MountainWNW 296°351 m9.6 mi
Twombly MountainN 354°349 m13.4 mi
Mount JudahWNW 290°345 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:45
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice08:0016:1617:02

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12681204647

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