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Chesterfield Historic Village

Chesterfield Historic Village from directly overhead

Chesterfield Historic Village is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesterfield Township Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chesterfield Charter Township
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.64978, -82.82011
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chesterfield Township Park: 0.1 mi
  • Salt River Greenway/Lagoons: 0.7 mi
  • Brycewood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Selfridge Boating Access Site: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • NIKE-AJAX Missile: 1.5 mi
  • NIKE Hercules Missile: 1.6 mi
  • AS/32P-15 Fire Truck: 1.6 mi
  • WWII Cannon: 1.6 mi
  • Wolcott Mill Historic Center: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 48
  • Selfridge Air Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 4.1 mi
  • Michigan Transit Museum: 5.1 mi
  • The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
  • Upton House Museum: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 42
Nature reserves: 40
Beaches: 9
  • Secret Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Main picnic site: 20.7 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 20.7 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 20.7 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 8.2 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 12.7 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Frog Point: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillW 280°388 m22.0 mi
Grampian HillsWNW 300°375 m22.5 mi
Bald MountainW 281°351 m21.2 mi
Twombly MountainNW 314°349 m18.9 mi
Mount JudahW 280°345 m24.7 mi
Fibber MountainWNW 289°302 m15.7 mi
Mt. SheldonWNW 289°290 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0619:44
June solstice05:5420:3021:13
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5916:1617:01

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/544035330

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