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Central City Park

Central City Park from directly overhead

Central City Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mount Kanzer stands 351 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tattan Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.31979, -83.40083
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tattan Park: 0.2 mi
  • Willlow Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Westland Historic Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Holliday Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Sassafras Trails Nature Center: 1.9 mi
  • City Park: 2.8 mi
  • Madonna Park: 4.7 mi
  • Golfview Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 2.8 mi
  • Triangle Stack: 2.8 mi
  • DTW Welcome Sign: 6.7 mi
  • Hello: 6.8 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 6.9 mi
Attractions
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 2.8 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 2.8 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 3.1 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 4.4 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 4.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • First Responders Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Fallen Heroes Monument: 5.5 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 42
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 13.5 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 16.6 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Halsted Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Mt Tom: 15.0 mi
  • Mont Beau: 22.4 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Peak 1083: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 17.9 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KanzerNNW 334°351 m23.0 mi
Mount OmichNNW 336°347 m23.4 mi
Teeple HillNNW 340°336 m22.9 mi
Peak 1083NNW 340°330 m22.9 mi
Haven HillNNW 340°323 m23.7 mi
Mont BeauNNW 333°311 m22.4 mi
Halsted HillN 356°297 m12.8 mi
Mt TomNNE 20°257 m15.0 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 solstice08:0016:1917:05

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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bold Jumping Spider12 obs
  • Red Admiral11 obs
  • Monarch10 obs
  • mayapple10 obs
  • Black Swallowtail10 obs
  • Oriental Beetle10 obs
  • White-tailed Deer9 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 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/30478711

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