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Korvette Park

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Korvette Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Vandenburg Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.36076, -83.27920
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • D-69 Nike Missile Launcher Site (former): 1.2 mi
  • D-69 Nike Missile IFC Area (former): 1.6 mi
  • Sorenson House: 2.0 mi
  • James Howard Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Toll Gate Monument: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Rouge Park cannon: 2.0 mi
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 5.0 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 5.1 mi
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 5.2 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 6.5 mi
Gardens
  • Brightmoor Youth Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Organic Garden: 3.4 mi
  • GRDC Rain Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Orchard Street Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Grandmont Rosedale Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Golfview Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 4.9 mi
  • Sunset Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bainbridge Park: 5.5 mi
  • Rotary Park Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 10.0 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 10.1 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Lone Pine Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Belle Isle Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Mt Tom: 11.3 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 23.3 mi
  • Peak 1083: 23.4 mi
  • Mont Beau: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 22.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 4°388 m23.8 mi
Mount KanzerNW 318°351 m24.1 mi
Bald MountainN 6°351 m24.1 mi
Mount OmichNW 320°347 m24.2 mi
Mount JudahN 358°345 m24.3 mi
Teeple HillNW 323°336 m23.3 mi
Peak 1083NW 324°330 m23.4 mi
Haven HillNW 323°323 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1917:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969737164524031
Precip in2.52.32.33.33.63.33.53.23.02.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch39 obs
  • Porcelain Berry26 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee25 obs
  • Black Swallowtail24 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle22 obs
  • White-tailed Deer21 obs
  • Wingstem21 obs
  • Dogbane Leaf Beetle17 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/338112623

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