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McHattie Park

McHattie Park from directly overhead

McHattie Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 278 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Witch's Hat Depot Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 22 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
278 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45505, -83.65383
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paul F. Baker Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Andover Park: 0.8 mi
  • Columbia Park: 0.8 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lyon Township Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Baseline Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Coasting the Baseline Northville Obelisk: 8.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 9.6 mi
Attractions
  • Maybury Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Statue: 6.1 mi
  • Chair: 6.1 mi
  • Old House Stone Foundation: 8.7 mi
  • Concrete Podium: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 60
Museums: 44
Picnic sites: 31
  • Huron River Site: 4.5 mi
  • East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Turtlehead Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • West Boat Launch Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 9.7 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 9.8 mi
  • Mont Beau: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Kanzer: 11.8 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Martindale Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Maple Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 8.4 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 18.6 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NW 306°405 m9.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NW 307°399 m9.8 mi
Pine KnobNE 36°367 m24.6 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 14°351 m11.8 mi
Mount OmichNNE 16°347 m12.5 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 252°344 m23.0 mi
Waterford HillNE 35°342 m21.6 mi
Teeple HillNNE 23°336 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5820:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0216:2017:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434455766706962503828
Precip in2.42.12.43.03.63.73.43.33.12.82.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sandhill Crane13 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail7 obs
  • Canada Goose6 obs
  • American Robin6 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle6 obs
  • Painted Turtle6 obs
  • dame's rocket6 obs
  • Great Blue Heron5 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/452081813

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