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Central Park

Central Park from directly overhead

Central Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans' Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
279 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.58738, -83.60237
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Baseline Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Collin Campbell House Ruins: 11.7 mi
Parks
  • Arthur's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Southside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Center Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fairgrounds Park: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Dearborn: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Main Street Art: 0.3 mi
  • Mephisto: 4.8 mi
  • Flame of Faith: 7.6 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 9.8 mi
  • Decision Pending: 10.0 mi
Attractions
  • MTB Jump: 0.8 mi
  • MTB Jump: 0.8 mi
  • MTB Jump: 0.8 mi
  • MTB Jump: 0.8 mi
  • MTB Feature: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 58
  • Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 0.6 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 10.1 mi
Museums: 41
  • Milford Historical Society: 0.3 mi
  • Florence B. Dearing Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Witch's Hat Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Mill Race Historic Village: 12.3 mi
  • Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Playfield North Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Playfield East Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Playfield North Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Mont Beau: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Kanzer: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Omich: 3.0 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Peak 1083: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Lake Sherwood: 2.5 mi
  • Sherwood Capri: 2.8 mi
  • Maple Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Beach: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 12.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 17.7 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 18.1 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)WSW 252°405 m11.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)WSW 253°399 m10.9 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillENE 66°388 m19.8 mi
Mount ChristieNE 34°387 m24.9 mi
Pine KnobNE 48°367 m16.0 mi
Kerr HillNNE 27°367 m23.9 mi
Enders HillNNE 19°366 m17.9 mi
Mount KanzerN 7°351 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5820:3321:16
September equinox07:2218:5619:34
December solstice08:0216:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534465867716962503828
Precip in2.11.92.23.13.73.63.23.33.52.92.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford GM Proving Ground, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sandhill Crane13 obs
  • Painted Turtle12 obs
  • pickerelweed10 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle10 obs
  • Great Blue Heron9 obs
  • multiflora rose9 obs
  • Mute Swan8 obs
  • dame's rocket8 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/442863042

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