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Baxter-Morgan Park

Baxter-Morgan Park from directly overhead

Baxter-Morgan Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorial, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
284 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60322, -83.34673
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Hester Court Park: 0.3 mi
  • Willow Beach Public Swim Site: 0.3 mi
  • Tate Optimist Park: 0.4 mi
  • Willow Beach Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Collin Campbell House Ruins: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Aquafina Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Cass Lake East Sandbar: 0.7 mi
  • Kayak / Canoe Portage: 1.0 mi
  • North Sandbar: 1.2 mi
  • Reed Island Sandbar: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 0.9 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 5.2 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Sasquatch: 5.2 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 6.9 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens: 59
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Bog Garden: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 0.5 mi
  • West Shelter: 6.9 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 26
Beaches: 23
  • Lone Pine Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Russell Beach: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 12.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)W 259°405 m24.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)W 260°399 m23.9 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 36°388 m8.6 mi
Mount ChristieN 3°387 m19.5 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 26°375 m16.2 mi
Pine KnobN 353°367 m9.8 mi
Kerr HillN 354°367 m20.4 mi
Enders HillNNW 336°366 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:33
December solstice08:0116:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard20 obs
  • Mute Swan17 obs
  • Canada Goose17 obs
  • White-tailed Deer15 obs
  • American Robin12 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird11 obs
  • buttonbush11 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/543939567

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