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Independence Lake County Park

Independence Lake County Park from directly overhead

Independence Lake County Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gosline Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 140 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Washtenaw County
Getting there

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Coordinates42.40543, -83.79927
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Northfield Estates Park: 1.8 mi
  • Whitmore Lake City Park: 2.0 mi
  • Whitmore Lake Boating Access Site: 3.2 mi
  • Manly Bennett Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Livingston County Wildlife: 4.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Delhi Rapids: 5.0 mi
  • Delhi Rapids: 5.0 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 5.8 mi
  • The: 5.9 mi
  • Kayak Beach: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 41
Gardens: 36
Museums: 33
Picnic sites: 29
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Peach Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 6.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 9.1 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 9.3 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Maple Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 15.9 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 357°405 m9.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 357°399 m9.3 mi
Mount KanzerNE 35°351 m18.1 mi
Mount OmichNE 35°347 m18.9 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 256°344 m14.9 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 251°338 m22.1 mi
Teeple HillNE 39°336 m20.0 mi
Peak 1083NE 39°330 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:48
June solstice05:5920:3421:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0216:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434455766706962503828
Precip in2.42.12.43.03.63.73.43.33.12.82.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bluegill58 obs
  • Black Crappie18 obs
  • Blue-spotted Salamander12 obs
  • Painted Turtle10 obs
  • Yellow Perch10 obs
  • Great Blue Heron9 obs
  • hemp dogbane9 obs
  • Sandhill Crane9 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/450069059

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