Maxwell Park
Maxwell Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernwood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 201 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fernwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Lions Club Park: 0.4 mi
- 11 Mile-Huntington Park: 0.6 mi
- Barton Park North: 0.6 mi
- Hamer Finch Wilkins Park: 0.7 mi
- The Star Dream: 0.8 mi
- Dance Chimes: 1.3 mi
- Public Art: 4.2 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 4.6 mi
- Reflections Portal: 4.8 mi
- Royal Oak Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Ferndale Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- Clawson Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Red Oaks Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum: 4.4 mi
- Sloth: 1.2 mi
- Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest: 1.2 mi
- Aardvark: 1.3 mi
- Polk Penguin Conservation Center: 1.3 mi
- Jane and Frank Warchol Beaver Habitat: 1.3 mi
- Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House: 1.5 mi
- Michael Jackson Cenotaph: 4.1 mi
- Michigan War Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Barnum School Archway: 4.3 mi
- Ockham's Wedge: 5.1 mi
- Church of Christ Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Ferndale Garden Club Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Grant Park Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Quickstad Park: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 6.4 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 6.7 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 9.8 mi
- Secret Beach: 11.5 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 13.8 mi
- Hipster Beach: 14.3 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 1.3 mi
- Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 1.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
- Main picnic site: 1.3 mi
- Mt Tom: 7.6 mi
- Halsted Hill: 13.6 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 15.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 15.7 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maxwell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 342° | 388 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grampian Hills | N 353° | 375 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 327° | 367 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 345° | 351 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WNW 291° | 351 m | 24.1 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | N 8° | 349 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Omich | WNW 293° | 347 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Judah | NNW 334° | 345 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 10 mi away.
- American Bullfrog102 obs
- Canada Goose101 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel95 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron94 obs
- Mallard92 obs
- Wood Duck83 obs
- Painted Turtle62 obs
- House Sparrow61 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/237748698
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