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Linden Park

Linden Park from directly overhead

Linden Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 218 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Linn-Smith Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
218 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.54210, -83.22603
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linn-Smith Park: 0.2 mi
  • Baldwin Well Site: 0.3 mi
  • Fairway Park: 0.3 mi
  • Martha Baldwin Park: 0.3 mi
  • Birmingham Historical Museum and Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
  • The Birmingham Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Cranbrook House and Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Cranbrook Art Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 3.9 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
Attractions
  • Hill School Bell: 0.5 mi
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 1.7 mi
  • Smith House: 2.8 mi
  • I - Beech Maple Forest, Fallen Log & Study: 3.0 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Barnum School Archway: 0.7 mi
  • Altar of Atonement: 2.0 mi
  • Persephone: 2.1 mi
  • Weeping Zeus: 2.1 mi
  • Jade Bodhisattva: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.1 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 32
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 5.6 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 5.6 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 5.7 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 355°388 m11.3 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 348°387 m24.2 mi
Grampian HillsN 3°375 m18.8 mi
Pine KnobNNW 332°367 m15.7 mi
Enders HillNNW 326°366 m24.1 mi
Bald MountainN 359°351 m11.5 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 286°351 m19.6 mi
Twombly MountainNNE 19°349 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Chinese Mantis99 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel27 obs
  • Grayish Jumping Spider27 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee26 obs
  • Mallard18 obs
  • White-tailed Deer18 obs
  • Monarch17 obs
  • Common Shiny Woodlouse15 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/50977117

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