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Dodge #4 State Park

Dodge #4 State Park from directly overhead

Dodge #4 State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Josh Fray Bridge, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
206 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.61438, -83.37033
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Josh Fray Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Cass Lake Community Beach: 0.6 mi
  • ECHPOA Park: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Punch Bowl Park: 0.9 mi
  • Venice of the Lakes Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Sylvan Lake Condo Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Kayak / Canoe Portage: 1.0 mi
  • Cass Lake East Sandbar: 1.1 mi
  • Southpoint Sandbar: 1.2 mi
  • Tree Fort: 1.2 mi
  • North Sandbar: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 1.4 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 4.0 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 5.5 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 5.9 mi
  • Sasquatch: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 58
Gardens: 57
  • Waterford Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Bog Garden: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 1.5 mi
  • West Shelter: 5.5 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Aero View Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Russell Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 26
Rest areas: 2
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 10.7 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dodge #4 State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)WSW 257°405 m23.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)WSW 257°399 m22.8 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 45°388 m8.8 mi
Mount ChristieN 7°387 m18.8 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 31°375 m16.1 mi
Pine KnobN 0°367 m8.9 mi
Kerr HillN 357°367 m19.5 mi
Enders HillNNW 338°366 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3321:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:33
December solstice08:0116:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727163513929
Precip in1.61.11.92.73.73.22.82.93.12.62.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mute Swan19 obs
  • White-tailed Deer18 obs
  • Mallard17 obs
  • Canada Goose16 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle16 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird14 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 obs
  • Sandhill Crane13 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/533839800

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