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Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area

Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 296 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutherland Nature Sanctuary, a park 1.7 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.94090, -83.35167
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sutherland Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
  • Marston Park: 2.6 mi
  • Brandon Township Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • Lake Nepessing Public Access: 5.9 mi
  • Oakwood Lake Township Park: 6.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 39
Historic sites: 27
  • Lincoln Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Orion Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 21
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 19
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Rotary Pollination Park: 12.0 mi
  • McLaren Healing Gardens: 14.7 mi
Museums: 18
  • Old Mill Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Wolley Dentist Building: 10.5 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Attica Museuem: 11.0 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Stony Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 9.1 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Buttercup Beach: 13.7 mi
  • South Shore Beach: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 8.1 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 15.2 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 20.2 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • West Shelter: 19.2 mi
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 22.9 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillSSE 162°388 m17.2 mi
Mount ChristieSSE 161°387 m4.1 mi
Grampian HillsSE 140°375 m11.6 mi
Kerr HillSSW 212°367 m3.7 mi
Pine KnobS 184°367 m13.7 mi
Enders HillSW 223°366 m10.2 mi
Bald MountainSSE 159°351 m17.2 mi
Twombly MountainESE 117°349 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0819:46
June solstice05:5520:3321:17
September equinox07:2118:5519:33
December solstice08:0216:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535465867727063514029
Precip in2.82.32.53.33.73.23.44.62.63.02.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lapeer 2W, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • hen of the woods18 obs
  • crown-tipped coral fungus18 obs
  • tender nesting polypore17 obs
  • Leathery-veiled Bolete17 obs
  • hairy rubber cup16 obs
  • turkey-tail15 obs
  • Perenniporia ohiensis14 obs
  • Oak mazegill14 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/455099583

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