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Hickory Glen Park

Hickory Glen Park from directly overhead

Hickory Glen Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is MTB Skills Area, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56397, -83.48620

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • MTB Skills Area: 0.1 mi
  • Expert Loop: 0.4 mi
  • North Pointe Sandbar: 1.9 mi
  • Play Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Ralph C. Wilson Jr Foundation Sign: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Wolverine Lake Access Site: 0.3 mi
  • Marchar Road Ending Public Lake Access: 0.3 mi
  • Oak Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clara Miller Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Waterford Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 6.6 mi
  • Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 8.6 mi
Museums: 60
Historic sites
  • Veterans' Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Collin Campbell House Ruins: 6.1 mi
  • Emmendorfer House Historic Marker: 6.2 mi
  • KP's Memorial Grassy Knoll: 6.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Outdoor Classroom: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Main Street Art: 6.1 mi
  • The End of the Indian Trail: 6.7 mi
  • Last Man Standing: 6.8 mi
  • Bob Prost: 6.8 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Playfield North Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Playfield East Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 1.6 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 25
Rest areas: 5
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 12.4 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 19.7 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 22.5 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)W 264°405 m16.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)W 264°399 m16.4 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 51°388 m15.6 mi
Mount ChristieNNE 20°387 m23.6 mi
Grampian HillsNE 40°375 m22.4 mi
Pine KnobNNE 26°367 m13.8 mi
Kerr HillNNE 12°367 m23.5 mi
Enders HillN 360°366 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3321:16
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:1917:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727163513929
Precip in1.61.11.92.73.73.22.82.93.12.62.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, 8 mi away.

  • Pumpkinseed × Bluegill65 obs
  • Greengill Sunfish29 obs
  • Pumpkinseed25 obs
  • Largemouth Bass21 obs
  • House Finch19 obs
  • Grey Field-speedwell17 obs
  • Bluegill14 obs
  • American Bullfrog14 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/364265977

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