Fred Pieper Optimist Park
Fred Pieper Optimist Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 199 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Realtor Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 199 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Realtor Park: 0.4 mi
- Isabel & Myron Zucker Park: 0.4 mi
- Parkland Park: 0.5 mi
- Red Run Park: 0.8 mi
- Hunter Park: 0.9 mi
- Quickstad Park: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Turtle Woods Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Sterling Heights Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Clawson Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Royal Oak Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Red Oaks Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Polish Cultural Center: 3.0 mi
- Troy Historic Village: 3.8 mi
- Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House: 1.5 mi
- Barnum School Archway: 4.0 mi
- Chapel of Psalms: 4.3 mi
- Chapel of Memories: 4.3 mi
- Chapel of Flowers: 4.3 mi
- The Star Dream: 2.4 mi
- Dance Chimes: 3.3 mi
- Public Art: 3.9 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 4.3 mi
- Reflections Portal: 6.5 mi
- Church of Christ Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- The Ferndale Garden Club Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Decorative Garden: 4.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Birmingham Ice Arena: 3.0 mi
- Polk Penguin Conservation Center: 3.3 mi
- Sloth: 3.3 mi
- Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest: 3.3 mi
- Jane and Frank Warchol Beaver Habitat: 3.4 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 6.3 mi
- Secret Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 9.8 mi
- Eastwood Beach: 14.1 mi
- Baypoint Beach: 14.3 mi
- Mt Tom: 8.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 13.6 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 13.7 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Otter picnic site: 3.3 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Main picnic site: 3.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 3.4 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fred Pieper Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 336° | 388 m | 13.6 mi |
| Grampian Hills | N 350° | 375 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 322° | 367 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 351 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WNW 286° | 351 m | 24.3 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | N 7° | 349 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Omich | WNW 288° | 347 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Judah | NNW 328° | 345 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:17 | 17:03 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 10 mi away.
- bloodroot65 obs
- yellow trout lily49 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel39 obs
- red trillium37 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty37 obs
- Celandine Poppy37 obs
- wild geranium35 obs
- White-tailed Deer32 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/53785568
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