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Northside Park

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Northside Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Leslie Science & Nature Center, a park 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 30 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
Access
Yes

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Coordinates42.29886, -83.73539
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites: 48
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 36
Museums: 32
Peaks: 20
  • Prospect Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 12.3 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.9 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 17.1 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.0 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 24.0 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 347°405 m16.9 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 348°399 m17.1 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 18°351 m23.3 mi
Mount OmichNNE 18°347 m24.1 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 282°344 m18.0 mi
Sackrider HillW 271°338 m24.2 mi
Teeple HillNNE 22°336 m24.8 mi
Peak 1083NNE 22°330 m24.9 mi
Conditions

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel905 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail612 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle533 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk494 obs
  • American Robin483 obs
  • tree-of-heaven367 obs
  • Mallard334 obs
  • white clover331 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/459096071

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