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Howlett Park

Howlett Park from directly overhead

Howlett Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 240 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Gateway Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 8.9 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
240 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Rochester

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68942, -83.12786

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rotary Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Halbach Field: 0.6 mi
  • Rochester Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Childress Green Space Property: 1.2 mi
  • Cloverport Green Space Property: 1.4 mi
  • O’Connor Nature Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rivercrest Green Space Property: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Pines Jump Line: 1.7 mi
  • Step-Up/Down: 1.8 mi
  • Mead Road Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Whale Tail: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 56
Museums: 54
Peaks: 23
  • Mt. Sheldon: 2.3 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 6.1 mi
  • New Bald Mountain: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Baypoint Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Secret Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 12.2 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 14.7 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 18.5 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 21.0 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 22.3 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 22.7 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillW 280°388 m6.1 mi
Mount ChristieNW 323°387 m16.8 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 336°375 m9.4 mi
Pine KnobWNW 287°367 m12.8 mi
Kerr HillNW 317°367 m19.5 mi
Enders HillWNW 298°366 m20.8 mi
Bald MountainWNW 284°351 m5.3 mi
Mount KanzerW 259°351 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5520:3221:15
September equinox07:2018:5419:32
December solstice08:0016:1717:02

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, 7 mi away.

  • Mallard88 obs
  • White-tailed Deer77 obs
  • dame's rocket42 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle35 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing32 obs
  • Great Blue Heron30 obs
  • Green Frog30 obs
  • Western Honey Bee28 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/280874145

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