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Franklin Adams Park

Franklin Adams Park from directly overhead

Franklin Adams Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgetown Bark Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 25 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Fenton
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.81722, -83.71312
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Georgetown Bark Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fenton Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Conklin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Silver Lake Hills Dog Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pier 38 Dog Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 25
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • West Shelter: 16.8 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Spring Hill Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Clover Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Beach: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 23
  • Fenton House: 1.3 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Old Homestead: 6.5 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 21
Museums: 17
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 1.7 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Florence B. Dearing Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Old Mill Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Whaley House Musuem: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 16.9 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 18.1 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Stainless Steel Butterfly: 1.6 mi
  • Main Street Art: 16.6 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 16.9 mi
  • Flame of Faith: 17.1 mi
  • Welcome: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 1.6 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 12.6 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 12.7 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 19.3 mi
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)SSW 194°405 m20.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)SSW 194°399 m19.8 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillESE 108°388 m24.9 mi
Mount ChristieENE 77°387 m20.2 mi
Kerr HillENE 71°367 m17.2 mi
Pine KnobESE 106°367 m18.2 mi
Enders HillE 85°366 m11.4 mi
Mount KanzerSSE 156°351 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5720:3421:18
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch12 obs
  • Common Garter Snake9 obs
  • White-tailed Deer9 obs
  • garlic mustard9 obs
  • purple loosestrife9 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • Painted Turtle8 obs
  • Sandhill Crane8 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/317289038

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