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Charles F. Sherman Memorial Park

Charles F. Sherman Memorial Park from directly overhead

Charles F. Sherman Memorial Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ortonville Ball Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
286 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.85444, -83.44451
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ortonville Ball Park: 0.1 mi
  • Narrin Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brandon Township Community Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bald Eagle Lake Park: 2.4 mi
  • Forest Grove Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Orion Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Waterford Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Major Oliver Williams Farm Site: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Beaches: 27
  • Stony Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 8.6 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Kelly Beach: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 27
Museums: 26
  • Old Mill Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Wolley Dentist Building: 12.9 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 24
Gardens: 24
  • Hana's Garden: 6.5 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Rotary Pollination Park: 10.0 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 10.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • West Shelter: 12.6 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 17.7 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 7.9 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 14.6 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 15.5 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillSE 136°388 m14.4 mi
Mount ChristieENE 71°387 m6.4 mi
Grampian HillsESE 103°375 m12.5 mi
Kerr HillNE 43°367 m4.0 mi
Pine KnobSSE 153°367 m8.6 mi
Enders HillSW 236°366 m2.7 mi
Bald MountainSE 133°351 m14.9 mi
Mount KanzerSSW 206°351 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5620:3321:17
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0216:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767706962503929
Precip in2.21.52.03.03.73.13.73.23.02.72.31.9

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

Wildlife nearby
  • common motherwort7 obs
  • Painted Turtle5 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica5 obs
  • butterfly milkweed4 obs
  • Baltimore Checkerspot4 obs
  • White-tailed Deer3 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
  • Ghost Pipe3 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/434473905

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