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Bluegrass Park

Bluegrass Park from directly overhead

Bluegrass Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel South Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.40285, -83.42427
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel South Park: 0.2 mi
  • Quakertown Park: 0.2 mi
  • Quakertown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Quakertown Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Hello: 1.0 mi
  • Land and Sea: 1.1 mi
  • The Purple Pitcher Plant: 1.3 mi
  • Robert's Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Totem Pole: 4.4 mi
Attractions
  • Terabithia Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • The North(ville) Pole: 2.2 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 2.8 mi
  • Old Ford Factory Water Wheel: 3.4 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Gold Manor Park: 1.5 mi
  • Legacy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Madonna Park: 1.7 mi
  • Denmar Park Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Harry Tatigian Park & Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • First Responders Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Fallen Heroes Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Coasting the Base Line Farmington / Farmington Hills Obelisk: 2.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 46
  • South Martindale Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • North Martindale Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 10.8 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Halsted Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Mt Tom: 10.5 mi
  • Mont Beau: 16.8 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Peak 1083: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 16.9 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)WNW 295°405 m21.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)WNW 296°399 m21.7 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNNE 23°388 m22.7 mi
Pine KnobN 7°367 m23.7 mi
Mount KanzerNNW 330°351 m17.4 mi
Bald MountainNNE 25°351 m23.3 mi
Mount OmichNNW 332°347 m17.7 mi
Mount JudahNNE 17°345 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767717062503829
Precip in2.31.72.13.13.63.33.23.23.42.62.52.0

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

Wildlife nearby
  • chicory25 obs
  • Mallard21 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee21 obs
  • White-tailed Deer19 obs
  • Canada Goose18 obs
  • wild carrot18 obs
  • staghorn sumac17 obs
  • American Robin15 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/238837277

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