Ella Mae Power Park
Ella Mae Power Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunbarton Pines East Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 279 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunbarton Pines East Park: 0.4 mi
- Fuerst Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunbarton Pines - West Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunbarton Pines Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunbarton Pines South Park: 0.5 mi
- Last Man Standing: 0.4 mi
- Bob Prost: 0.4 mi
- Robert's Rock: 1.9 mi
- The Purple Pitcher Plant: 4.0 mi
- Land and Sea: 4.2 mi
- Coasting the Baseline Northville Obelisk: 1.5 mi
- Baseline Monument: 3.6 mi
- Coasting the Base Line Farmington / Farmington Hills Obelisk: 4.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mill Race Historic Village: 2.0 mi
- Historical Village at Greenmead: 3.8 mi
- Governor Warner Mansion: 5.4 mi
- Plymouth Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Holocaust Memorial Center: 7.1 mi
- Old Ford Factory Water Wheel: 2.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.7 mi
- Log Bridge: 2.7 mi
- The Crater: 2.8 mi
- Log Skinny: 2.8 mi
- Garfield Road Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Legacy Park: 3.7 mi
- Thayer's Corner Nature Area: 4.7 mi
- Gold Manor Park: 5.0 mi
- Coldwater Springs Nature Area: 5.0 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Beech Collection: 3.1 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Oak Collection: 3.2 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Maple Collection: 3.4 mi
- Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 8.8 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- South Martindale Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- North Martindale Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Playfield East Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mt Tom: 10.5 mi
- Mont Beau: 11.7 mi
- Teeple Hill: 12.3 mi
- Peak 1083: 12.3 mi
- Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 6.0 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 6.0 mi
- Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 6.1 mi
- Cebia Beach: 8.5 mi
- Westacres Beach: 8.7 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 15.2 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 12.7 mi
- Rawsonville: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ella Mae Power Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | WNW 288° | 405 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | WNW 289° | 399 m | 17.2 mi |
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NE 36° | 388 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 17° | 367 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNW 333° | 351 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 37° | 351 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Omich | NNW 337° | 347 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Judah | NNE 29° | 345 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:33 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 6 mi away.
- Creek Chub17 obs
- Painted Turtle14 obs
- Japanese House Centipede13 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake12 obs
- White-tailed Deer12 obs
- Six-spotted Tiger Beetle12 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider12 obs
- European Frog-bit11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/246494725
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 28 mi
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