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Crapo Park

Crapo Park from directly overhead

Crapo Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cyclone Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.79051, -83.62490
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Fenton House: 4.1 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Old Homestead: 10.1 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 12.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 38
Artworks: 29
  • Stainless Steel Butterfly: 4.1 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 12.2 mi
  • Main Street Art: 13.8 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Flame of Faith: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Overnight Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Clover Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Beach: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • West Shelter: 12.2 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Playfield North Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 23
Museums: 21
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Old Mill Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Florence B. Dearing Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 9.1 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 13.3 mi
  • Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 14.3 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 6.3 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 7.8 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 17.1 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)SSW 208°405 m19.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)SSW 208°399 m19.6 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillESE 107°388 m20.1 mi
Mount ChristieENE 67°387 m16.5 mi
Grampian HillsE 86°375 m21.4 mi
Pine KnobESE 104°367 m13.4 mi
Kerr HillENE 58°367 m13.9 mi
Enders HillENE 67°366 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5720:3421:17
September equinox07:2218:5619:34
December solstice08:0316:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232433455766706861503928
Precip in2.41.92.03.23.83.43.53.33.13.32.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Linden Wwtp, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Toad8 obs
  • American Rubyspot7 obs
  • Monarch5 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit5 obs
  • purple loosestrife5 obs
  • Sandhill Crane5 obs
  • Painted Turtle4 obs
  • Widow Skimmer4 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/656868915

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