Kensington Metropark
Kensington Metropark is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Windfall Hill, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 18 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Dearborn: 1.1 mi
- Southside Park: 1.7 mi
- Central Park: 1.8 mi
- Arthur's Park: 1.9 mi
- Center Street Park: 2.1 mi
- MTB Jump: 1.3 mi
- MTB Jump: 1.3 mi
- MTB Skinny: 1.3 mi
- MTB Feature: 1.5 mi
- MTB Jump: 1.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Baseline Monument: 9.9 mi
- Coasting the Baseline Northville Obelisk: 11.4 mi
- Main Street Art: 2.1 mi
- Mephisto: 3.3 mi
- Flame of Faith: 6.3 mi
- Decision Pending: 8.4 mi
- Bob Prost: 9.7 mi
- Wixom Habitat: 4.3 mi
- Bullard Lake Fen Plant Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Bullard Lake Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Garfield Road Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
- Woodland Ridge Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 1.3 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- 51st District Court Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 11.9 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Witch's Hat Depot Museum: 7.9 mi
- Florence B. Dearing Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mill Race Historic Village: 11.8 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Windfall Hill: 0.8 mi
- Playfield North Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Playfield East Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Playfield North Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Playfield West Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Maple Beach: 2.4 mi
- Martindale Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lake Sherwood: 4.0 mi
- Sherwood Capri: 4.1 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 6.2 mi
- Mont Beau: 3.1 mi
- Mount Kanzer: 3.9 mi
- Mount Omich: 4.7 mi
- Teeple Hill: 5.8 mi
- Peak 1083: 5.9 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 14.1 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 15.9 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 17.1 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 19.3 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 3.2 mi
- The High Banks: 21.9 mi
- Rawsonville: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kensington Metropark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | WSW 258° | 405 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | WSW 259° | 399 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oakland Heights Landfill | ENE 64° | 388 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 47° | 367 m | 17.8 mi |
| Enders Hill | NNE 21° | 366 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 22° | 351 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 64° | 351 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Omich | NNE 25° | 347 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
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 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford GM Proving Ground, 3 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane27 obs
- Osprey14 obs
- White-tailed Deer12 obs
- Wild Turkey11 obs
- Great Blue Heron11 obs
- common soapwort10 obs
- common motherwort10 obs
- multiflora rose10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/380270210
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