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David H. Shepherd Park

David H. Shepherd Park from directly overhead

David H. Shepherd Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peasley Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
204 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46760, -83.18927
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peasley Park: 0.8 mi
  • Key Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dewey Park: 1.1 mi
  • Coolidge/Elgin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Nine Mile Connector Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Hunters Lane Woods: 4.1 mi
  • Quickstad Park: 4.2 mi
  • Horsetail Woods: 4.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness: 1.5 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 1.5 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 1.6 mi
  • Wolverine: 1.6 mi
  • Seal: 1.6 mi
Museums
  • Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Ferndale Historical Society Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 3.3 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
  • The Birmingham Museum: 5.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 31
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 1.6 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 1.6 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Belle Isle Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Secret Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 17
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Belleville Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 350°388 m16.6 mi
Grampian HillsN 358°375 m23.9 mi
Pine KnobNNW 334°367 m21.1 mi
Bald MountainN 353°351 m16.8 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 297°351 m23.3 mi
Mount OmichWNW 299°347 m23.1 mi
Mount JudahNNW 342°345 m17.8 mi
Waterford HillNW 326°342 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485969747265534131
Precip in2.12.12.53.23.73.73.43.53.02.82.62.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black-crowned Night Heron49 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
  • Groundhog46 obs
  • Canada Goose36 obs
  • American Robin33 obs
  • House Sparrow26 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • Turkey Vulture25 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/339328206

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