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Council Point Park

Council Point Park from directly overhead

Council Point Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanis Club Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23806, -83.16092

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kiwanis Club Park: 0.3 mi
  • Braverman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wyandotte Athletic Association Park: 0.6 mi
  • Senior Citizen Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ecorse Boat Ramp: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 4.2 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • The Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
  • Stout Woods Open Space: 6.5 mi
  • Island Ave Woods: 6.7 mi
Attractions
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 5.3 mi
  • Fort Wayne: 5.3 mi
  • Geodesic Dome House: 7.4 mi
  • Grill Grove: 7.5 mi
  • The Glade: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Organic Garden: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Belle Isle Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 18.1 mi
  • Little Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 16.8 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Mt Tom: 20.9 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNW 324°297 m22.7 mi
Mt TomNNW 340°257 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:13
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1917:04

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, 7 mi away.

  • dense blazing star32 obs
  • Eastern Foxsnake18 obs
  • Leopard Slug14 obs
  • White Bass12 obs
  • Butler's Garter Snake10 obs
  • Walleye9 obs
  • Black Swallowtail9 obs
  • eastern prairie fringed orchid9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/468556689

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