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Matthew C. Patterson Park

Matthew C. Patterson Park from directly overhead

Matthew C. Patterson Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mt Tom stands 257 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Neff Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 7.1 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37383, -82.91989

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Neff Park: 0.9 mi
  • Windmill Pointe Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mariner Park: 1.2 mi
  • Grosse Pointe Park Market: 1.3 mi
  • Riverfront-Lakewood East Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Museums: 60
Nature reserves: 55
  • Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • Quickstad Park: 15.9 mi
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 8
  • Hipster Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 2.6 mi
  • Little Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Belle Isle Beach: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 13.8 mi
  • Main picnic site: 13.8 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 13.8 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Mt Tom: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt TomWNW 298°257 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5620:3021:13
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5816:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465768727163514030
Precip in2.12.22.63.43.93.63.43.53.32.82.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grosse Pointe Farms, 3 mi away.

  • Monarch81 obs
  • Black Swallowtail33 obs
  • American Toad33 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird20 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail19 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle18 obs
  • American Robin16 obs
  • Large Milkweed Bug16 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/408287941

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