Hiram Sims Park
Hiram Sims Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach, a beach 0.5 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
- 284 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Nantucket / Pennylake Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Indiana Road Ending Public Lake Access: 0.6 mi
- Payne's Manor Pointe Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Pratt Park: 0.7 mi
- MTB Skills Area: 1.3 mi
- Expert Loop: 1.5 mi
- Play Hill: 1.6 mi
- Ralph C. Wilson Jr Foundation Sign: 1.6 mi
- Walled Lake Sandbar: 1.6 mi
- Woodland Ridge Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Wixom Habitat: 3.8 mi
- Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Woodland Hills: 5.9 mi
- Jacobs Drain: 6.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Outdoor Classroom: 5.5 mi
- Emmendorfer House Historic Marker: 5.9 mi
- Collin Campbell House Ruins: 5.9 mi
- KP's Memorial Grassy Knoll: 6.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- 51st District Court Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 7.4 mi
- Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 7.5 mi
- Last Man Standing: 5.8 mi
- Bob Prost: 5.9 mi
- West Bloomfield Reeds: 6.0 mi
- The End of the Indian Trail: 6.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.9 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Holocaust Memorial Center: 6.6 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Governor Warner Mansion: 7.4 mi
- Mill Race Historic Village: 8.0 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Windfall Hill: 7.7 mi
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 7.9 mi
- Playfield North Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 0.5 mi
- Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 1.2 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 1.6 mi
- Cebia Beach: 2.8 mi
- Westacres Beach: 3.1 mi
- Halsted Hill: 4.1 mi
- Teeple Hill: 7.0 mi
- Peak 1083: 7.0 mi
- Mont Beau: 7.7 mi
- Haven Hill: 7.9 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 13.5 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 19.4 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 23.8 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 24.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 11.0 mi
- The High Banks: 20.8 mi
- Rawsonville: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hiram Sims Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | W 267° | 405 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | W 268° | 399 m | 17.0 mi |
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NE 47° | 388 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Christie | NNE 18° | 387 m | 24.4 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NE 37° | 375 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 22° | 367 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kerr Hill | N 10° | 367 m | 24.4 mi |
| Enders Hill | N 358° | 366 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:19 | 17:04 |
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, 8 mi away.
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill63 obs
- Mallard43 obs
- Mute Swan32 obs
- Sandhill Crane29 obs
- Muskrat27 obs
- Canada Goose25 obs
- Greengill Sunfish25 obs
- Painted Turtle24 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/447979180
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