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Brookfarm Park

Brookfarm Park from directly overhead

Brookfarm Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 255 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Wood Lake Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
255 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.46239, -83.44738
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Village Wood Lake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Heatherwoode Park: 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Hills Park: 0.6 mi
  • Whispering Meadows Common Area: 0.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Last Man Standing: 2.3 mi
  • Bob Prost: 2.4 mi
  • Totem Pole: 2.4 mi
  • Robert's Rock: 2.6 mi
  • The Purple Pitcher Plant: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Coasting the Baseline Northville Obelisk: 2.4 mi
  • Coasting the Base Line Farmington / Farmington Hills Obelisk: 3.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Outdoor Classroom: 5.1 mi
Attractions
  • Old Ford Factory Water Wheel: 2.6 mi
  • The North(ville) Pole: 3.1 mi
  • Terabithia Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • The Giving Tree: 3.3 mi
  • Rock Drop: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Legacy Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Park Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Gold Manor Park: 3.6 mi
  • Woodland Hills: 3.8 mi
  • Windridge Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 47
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • North Martindale Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • South Martindale Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Playfield East Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Halsted Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mt Tom: 8.7 mi
  • Mont Beau: 12.8 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Peak 1083: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 6.5 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 17.1 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)WNW 286°405 m19.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)WNW 286°399 m19.1 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNNE 31°388 m19.6 mi
Pine KnobNNE 12°367 m19.8 mi
Mount KanzerNW 325°351 m13.3 mi
Bald MountainNNE 33°351 m20.3 mi
Mount OmichNNW 329°347 m13.5 mi
Mount JudahNNE 24°345 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:1917:04

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose17 obs
  • Largemouth Bass15 obs
  • Brown-lipped Snail13 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake12 obs
  • White-tailed Deer12 obs
  • Six-spotted Tiger Beetle12 obs
  • Japanese House Centipede12 obs
  • Mallard11 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/246494729

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