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Mitchell Field

Mitchell Field from directly overhead

Mitchell Field is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Impressions, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28625, -83.72142

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eda U. Gerstacker Grove: 0.5 mi
  • '42E Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • The Wave Field: 0.7 mi
  • South University Park: 0.9 mi
  • Felch Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 38
  • Heathdale Collection: 0.4 mi
  • Peony Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Project Grow Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Elizabeth R. Dean Grove & Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Prospect Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.4 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 17.9 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 18.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.0 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 346°405 m17.9 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 346°399 m18.1 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 15°351 m23.9 mi
Mount OmichNNE 16°347 m24.7 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 284°344 m18.9 mi
Big KameWNW 288°328 m19.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 281°327 m20.1 mi
Stofer HillWNW 289°321 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel989 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail689 obs
  • American Robin551 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle537 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk504 obs
  • tree-of-heaven406 obs
  • Mallard402 obs
  • white clover402 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/376615043

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