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McPherson Park

McPherson Park from directly overhead

McPherson Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is McPherson Park 2, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.60918, -83.92806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McPherson Park 2: 0.0 mi
  • Howell Historic Depot: 0.1 mi
  • Howell Clerks Commons: 0.1 mi
  • Howell Carnegie District Library Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Page Athletic Field: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Mountain Bike Skills Area: 8.6 mi
  • Big Pine Open Area: 8.7 mi
  • Tornado Alley: 8.9 mi
  • MTB Jump: 9.6 mi
  • MTB Rock Garden: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 46
Picnic sites: 29
  • Hippo Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Huron River Site: 13.4 mi
  • West Boat Launch Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Island Road Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 7.8 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 7.8 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 14.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • 9/11 Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Old Homestead: 12.2 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Clover Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Maple Beach: 15.6 mi
Museums: 15
  • Howell Area Historical Society: 0.1 mi
  • Florence B. Dearing Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 16.8 mi
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 17.0 mi
  • Witch's Hat Depot Museum: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 12
Rest areas: 8
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 1.6 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 18.5 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 19.8 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)SE 129°405 m7.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)SE 128°399 m7.8 mi
Mount KanzerE 87°351 m16.9 mi
Mount OmichE 85°347 m17.5 mi
Cassidy KameSSW 204°344 m19.5 mi
Mount HollyNE 50°340 m23.7 mi
Teeple HillE 85°336 m19.1 mi
Peak 1083E 85°330 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice05:5920:3521:18
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0316:2017:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534465767716962503929
Precip in2.11.62.02.93.63.73.03.63.12.92.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howell Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian Lady Beetle28 obs
  • House Sparrow25 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee25 obs
  • Elegant Grass-veneer22 obs
  • Mute Swan21 obs
  • Eastern Boxelder Bug20 obs
  • Nosy Pill Woodlouse19 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider18 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/469535729

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