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Independence Park

Independence Park from directly overhead

Independence Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is River Hill Ridge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 23 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.29233, -83.52766
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Hill Ridge Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill Village Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill Village Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill Village Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill Village Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 2.9 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 3.0 mi
  • Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 7.9 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 8.8 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Triangle Stack: 4.3 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 4.3 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 5.7 mi
  • Stations of the Cross: 6.8 mi
  • Sacred Heart Statue: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 46
  • Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 9.6 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Martindale Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 17.6 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 17.8 mi
Peaks: 13
Rest areas: 4
  • Belleville Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 12.1 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 19.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NW 320°405 m22.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NW 320°399 m22.3 mi
Mount KanzerN 351°351 m22.9 mi
Mount OmichN 353°347 m23.5 mi
Teeple HillN 357°336 m23.5 mi
Peak 1083N 357°330 m23.5 mi
Haven HillN 356°323 m24.2 mi
Peach MountainWNW 291°313 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:2017:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.71.42.13.13.33.03.03.13.02.52.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard21 obs
  • American Robin13 obs
  • Barn Swallow10 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail8 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel8 obs
  • common milkweed8 obs
  • Monarch7 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/302161870

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