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Dorais Park

Dorais Park from directly overhead

Dorais Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Syracuse Playground, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
191 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44239, -83.04667

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Statue of Pope John Paul II: 3.1 mi
  • Pope John Paul II: 3.5 mi
  • Woodward: 3.6 mi
  • Jean François Hamtramck Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Michigan War Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Quickstad Park: 7.9 mi
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
  • Horsetail Woods: 11.3 mi
  • Hunters Lane Woods: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Center Line Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Marjorie Street Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Decorative Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Palmer Park Urban Educational Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Marston Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Belle Isle Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Little Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 5.9 mi
  • Main picnic site: 5.9 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 5.9 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 5.9 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Mt Tom: 14.0 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 19.6 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 19.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNW 331°388 m20.8 mi
Bald MountainNNW 333°351 m20.6 mi
Mount JudahNW 325°345 m22.6 mi
Fibber MountainN 350°302 m19.8 mi
Halsted HillWNW 283°297 m19.5 mi
Mt. SheldonN 350°290 m19.6 mi
Mt TomWNW 294°257 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:45
June solstice05:5620:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5916:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837486070747365534132
Precip in1.41.42.02.83.53.13.23.13.12.32.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel16 obs
  • White-tailed Deer12 obs
  • Black Swallowtail12 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider11 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle10 obs
  • Ailanthus Webworm Moth10 obs
  • Peck's Skipper9 obs
  • Blanding's Turtle8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/72056626

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