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City Park

City Park from directly overhead

City Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Mount Kanzer stands 351 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennedy Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.31223, -83.34683
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Sassafras Trails Nature Center: 1.8 mi
  • Holliday Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Madonna Park: 5.9 mi
  • Golfview Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 3.4 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 3.5 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 4.7 mi
  • Rouge Park cannon: 5.7 mi
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
  • James Howard Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • D-69 Nike Missile Launcher Site (former): 5.3 mi
  • Sorenson House: 5.7 mi
  • D-69 Nike Missile IFC Area (former): 5.9 mi
Gardens
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Organic Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Brightmoor Youth Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Orchard Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
Artworks
  • DTW Welcome Sign: 5.5 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 5.6 mi
  • Triangle Stack: 5.6 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 5.8 mi
  • Man With Umbrella: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Lone Pine Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 18.1 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Halsted Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Mt Tom: 14.8 mi
  • Mont Beau: 24.3 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 24.4 mi
  • Peak 1083: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 18.6 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KanzerNNW 329°351 m24.8 mi
Teeple HillNNW 335°336 m24.4 mi
Peak 1083NNW 335°330 m24.5 mi
Mont BeauNNW 328°311 m24.3 mi
Halsted HillNNW 344°297 m13.8 mi
Mt TomN 10°257 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:14
September equinox07:2118:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969737164524031
Precip in2.52.32.33.33.63.33.53.23.02.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black Swallowtail21 obs
  • Monarch14 obs
  • Red Admiral13 obs
  • Peck's Skipper12 obs
  • Spicebush Swallowtail11 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle10 obs
  • common hibiscus8 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee7 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/338075037

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