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Affholter Park

Affholter Park from directly overhead

Affholter Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. The nearest named place is MacArthur Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Trenton
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14499, -83.21330

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • MacArthur Park: 0.3 mi
  • South McLouth Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cora Park: 0.5 mi
  • Monguagon Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sycklelmoore Tot Lot: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 10.5 mi
  • Fort Wayne: 12.2 mi
  • Rouge Park cannon: 14.0 mi
  • Geodesic Dome House: 14.3 mi
  • Grill Grove: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 58
  • Humbug Marsh: 2.8 mi
  • Manor Woods: 2.9 mi
  • Grays Drive Open Space: 3.1 mi
  • Parkway Woods: 3.2 mi
  • Island Ave Woods: 3.3 mi
Museums: 56
  • Trenton Cultural Center: 0.9 mi
  • Trenton Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Gibraltar Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Southgate Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Marshland Museum: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Organic Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Belle Isle Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 24.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 10.1 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Monroe Welcome Center 823: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5820:3121:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534131
Precip in2.22.12.43.33.73.33.53.33.22.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 9 mi away.

  • Mallard22 obs
  • Canada Goose14 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel14 obs
  • American Robin11 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel11 obs
  • Mourning Dove9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal9 obs
  • Black Swallowtail9 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/285142135

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