- Elevation, modelled
- 285 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Oakland Heights Landfill388 m · 6.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail10.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:15local time
- Coordinates
- 42.7476, -83.1400
Blue Heron Environmental Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled 285 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Nature Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Heron Environmental Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | WSW 241° | 388 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Christie | NW 315° | 387 m | 13.4 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NW 324° | 375 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 269° | 367 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kerr Hill | NW 309° | 367 m | 16.3 mi |
| Enders Hill | WNW 288° | 366 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 239° | 351 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WSW 249° | 351 m | 24.8 mi |
- 10.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage TrailNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Creek Nature Park: 1.2 mi
- Paint Creek Cider Mill: 1.5 mi
- Mill Race Trail: 1.6 mi
- Draper Twin Lake Park: 1.7 mi
- Watershed Ridge Park: 1.7 mi
- Rochester Cider Mill: 1.7 mi
- Little Skinny: 2.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 2.0 mi
- Log Drop: 2.0 mi
- Rest Area: 2.0 mi
- Schuette Oak: 2.3 mi
- Shelden Estate: 2.4 mi
- Newberry Hill: 4.9 mi
- Orion Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu: 7.8 mi
- Mill Creek Crossing: 1.6 mi
- Paint Creek Heritage Area Wet Prairie: 1.7 mi
- O’Connor Nature Park: 2.4 mi
- Paint Creek Heritage Area Fen: 2.5 mi
- Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Day Star: 5.7 mi
- Untitled by Tom Bills: 5.8 mi
- Untitled by Mel Leiserowitz: 5.8 mi
- Sunset Cube: 5.8 mi
- Telegraph Exchange: 5.9 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.2 mi
- Wabash Park Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Rotary Pollination Park: 7.3 mi
- Shadbush Master Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Shadbush Master Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Oakland Township Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm: 3.7 mi
- Van Hoosen Museum: 3.8 mi
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site: 7.9 mi
- Governor Moses Wisner House: 10.8 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 2.2 mi
- New Bald Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Grampian Hills: 5.6 mi
- Baypoint Beach: 2.8 mi
- Eastwood Beach: 3.3 mi
- Secret Beach: 8.2 mi
- Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 8.8 mi
- Stony Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Southdale Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 14.0 mi
- West Shelter: 16.4 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 17.5 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 18.3 mi
- Capac Rest Area 913: 19.3 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 21.3 mi
- Adair Rest Area 909: 24.5 mi
- The High Banks: 15.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 10 mi away.
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