Veteran's Memorial Park
Veteran's Memorial Park is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cramton Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 28 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Located just east of M-24 off Nepessing Street. This park is roughly a quarter acre and features WWI, WWII, Korean, and Vietnam monuments and a flagpole to honor veterans.
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cramton Park: 0.1 mi
- American Legion Field: 0.4 mi
- Anrook Park: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- East Anrook Park: 0.6 mi
- Audubon Park: 0.8 mi
- Fish Lake Enviromental Education Center: 5.8 mi
- Petite Wetland Plant Preserve: 6.5 mi
- White Cedar Swamps Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
- Myron and Isabel Zucker Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 9.8 mi
- Vinyard: 17.1 mi
- Michigan Renaissance Festival: 19.3 mi
- Pavilion and Carousel: 21.2 mi
- Tabletop Jump: 22.1 mi
- Frontier Town: 23.8 mi
- Kerr Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Christie: 11.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 11.6 mi
- Grampian Hills: 17.4 mi
- Enders Hill: 17.5 mi
- Attica Museuem: 7.5 mi
- Wolley Dentist Building: 10.1 mi
- Davison Area Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Imlay City Museum: 12.4 mi
- Old Mill Museum: 15.2 mi
- Buttercup Beach: 8.9 mi
- North Shore Beach: 11.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 12.0 mi
- Stony Lake Beach: 14.5 mi
- Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 16.2 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Burton Veterans' Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Orion Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Schuette Oak: 21.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
- Hana's Garden: 15.9 mi
- Rotary Pollination Park: 19.2 mi
- Art Miles Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- McLaren Healing Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 5.9 mi
- Capac Rest Area 913: 18.6 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 22.9 mi
- Clio Rest Area 612: 23.9 mi
- The High Banks: 15.1 mi
- Stepping Stone Falls: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran's Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | S 172° | 388 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Christie | S 182° | 387 m | 11.5 mi |
| Grampian Hills | SSE 161° | 375 m | 17.4 mi |
| Kerr Hill | SSW 199° | 367 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | S 187° | 367 m | 21.5 mi |
| Enders Hill | SSW 210° | 366 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 169° | 351 m | 24.1 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | SE 141° | 349 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lapeer Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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