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Audubon Park

Audubon Park from directly overhead

Audubon Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is East Anrook Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 29 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Located on the east side of town, just south of Nepessing Street, in the center of a residential neighborhood. This 3.2 acre park features a youth ball diamond used primarily for Tee-Ball, two youth soccer fields, playground area with safety surfacing, a

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Coordinates43.05621, -83.30172
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 25
Nature reserves: 24
Peaks: 16
Museums: 13
  • Attica Museuem: 6.8 mi
  • Wolley Dentist Building: 10.9 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Imlay City Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Old Mill Museum: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Buttercup Beach: 9.4 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 12.3 mi
  • South Shore Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Stony Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 16.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Herb Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Rotary Pollination Park: 19.4 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 5.5 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 17.9 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 23.5 mi
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillS 173°388 m24.5 mi
Mount ChristieS 186°387 m11.9 mi
Grampian HillsSSE 164°375 m17.5 mi
Kerr HillSSW 202°367 m11.9 mi
Pine KnobS 189°367 m21.9 mi
Enders HillSSW 212°366 m18.1 mi
Bald MountainS 171°351 m24.3 mi
Twombly MountainSE 144°349 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:46
June solstice05:5520:3321:17
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0216:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232433455767716962513929
Precip in2.31.91.93.13.23.13.33.12.82.92.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lapeer Wwtp, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose9 obs
  • American Bullfrog8 obs
  • American Goldfinch8 obs
  • Trumpeter Swan7 obs
  • Blue-foot7 obs
  • White-tailed Deer6 obs
  • Painted Turtle5 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/469809454

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