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Howarth Park

Howarth Park from directly overhead

Howarth Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint James Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53481, -83.20669

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 0.8 mi
  • Hill School Bell: 1.1 mi
  • I - Beech Maple Forest, Fallen Log & Study: 3.6 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.7 mi
  • A - Pavilion: 3.7 mi
Museums
  • The Birmingham Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 2.8 mi
  • Cranbrook House and Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Cranbrook Art Museum: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites: 31
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 4.7 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 4.7 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 4.7 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Secret Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 19
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 350°388 m11.9 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 346°387 m24.9 mi
Grampian HillsN 0°375 m19.2 mi
Pine KnobNNW 330°367 m16.6 mi
Bald MountainN 354°351 m12.0 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 287°351 m20.7 mi
Twombly MountainNNE 16°349 m22.0 mi
Mount OmichWNW 289°347 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 8 mi away.

  • Chinese Mantis97 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel33 obs
  • Monarch30 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee27 obs
  • Grayish Jumping Spider24 obs
  • Black Swallowtail18 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail17 obs
  • American Robin15 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/53435787

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