Lyon Oaks County Park
Lyon Oaks County Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 285 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Statue, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 285 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Statue: 1.2 mi
- Chair: 1.2 mi
- Old House Stone Foundation: 3.2 mi
- Log Skinny: 3.5 mi
- Log Pile: 3.5 mi
- Gibson House Park: 1.3 mi
- Novi Northwest Park: 1.5 mi
- Mack Park: 1.5 mi
- Wixom Civic Center Park: 1.7 mi
- Sibley Square Park: 1.7 mi
- Wixom Habitat: 2.2 mi
- Garfield Road Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Thayer's Corner Nature Area: 7.0 mi
- Coldwater Springs Nature Area: 8.0 mi
- Woodland Ridge Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Mephisto: 3.2 mi
- Bob Prost: 4.6 mi
- Last Man Standing: 4.6 mi
- Main Street Art: 5.9 mi
- Robert's Rock: 6.7 mi
- Baseline Monument: 5.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Coasting the Baseline Northville Obelisk: 6.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Outdoor Classroom: 9.4 mi
- Coasting the Base Line Farmington / Farmington Hills Obelisk: 9.6 mi
- Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 5.7 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Beech Collection: 7.7 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Oak Collection: 7.8 mi
- Bennett Arboretum Maple Collection: 8.0 mi
- Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 9.6 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Witch's Hat Depot Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mill Race Historic Village: 6.7 mi
- Historical Village at Greenmead: 8.8 mi
- Governor Warner Mansion: 9.6 mi
- North Martindale Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- South Martindale Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Playfield East Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Playfield North Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Mont Beau: 7.1 mi
- Halsted Hill: 7.1 mi
- Mount Kanzer: 7.8 mi
- Mount Omich: 8.3 mi
- Teeple Hill: 8.4 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 3.7 mi
- Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 4.2 mi
- Martindale Beach: 4.2 mi
- Maple Beach: 4.4 mi
- Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 4.6 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 14.4 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 16.5 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 21.3 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 24.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 7.7 mi
- The High Banks: 24.2 mi
- Rawsonville: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyon Oaks County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | W 278° | 405 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | W 279° | 399 m | 12.8 mi |
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NE 50° | 388 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 31° | 367 m | 18.8 mi |
| Enders Hill | N 9° | 366 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNW 346° | 351 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 51° | 351 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Omich | N 351° | 347 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee13 obs
- Wild Turkey10 obs
- bird's-foot trefoil9 obs
- Dryad's Saddle9 obs
- wild carrot8 obs
- white baneberry7 obs
- Sandhill Crane7 obs
- Common Garter Snake6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/239695595
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