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Freedom Park

Freedom Park from directly overhead

Freedom Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Brook Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.29177, -83.47847
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Forest Brook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Franklin Palmer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Canton Country Acres Park: 0.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lower Rouge Parkway: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 0.7 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 0.7 mi
  • Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 5.2 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 6.2 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 6.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Triangle Stack: 2.6 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 2.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 7.8 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 8.0 mi
  • Man With Umbrella: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 12.1 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 17.7 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Halsted Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Mt Tom: 18.5 mi
  • Mont Beau: 22.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 23.4 mi
  • Mount Kanzer: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 14.5 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NW 315°405 m23.9 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NW 316°399 m24.0 mi
Mount KanzerNNW 345°351 m23.5 mi
Mount OmichNNW 347°347 m24.0 mi
Teeple HillN 351°336 m23.8 mi
Peak 1083N 351°330 m23.8 mi
Haven HillN 350°323 m24.5 mi
Peach MountainWNW 289°313 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:2017:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.71.42.13.13.33.03.03.13.02.52.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard44 obs
  • cutleaf teasel29 obs
  • American Robin28 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail24 obs
  • Great Blue Heron19 obs
  • dame's rocket19 obs
  • Common Garter Snake18 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle17 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/30480735

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