- Elevation, modelled
- 295 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Oakland Heights Landfill388 m · 3.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:15local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6680, -83.3058
Optimist Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled 295 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherrylawn Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Optimist Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NE 50° | 388 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Christie | N 356° | 387 m | 15.0 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NNE 27° | 375 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 328° | 367 m | 6.1 mi |
| Kerr Hill | NNW 345° | 367 m | 16.3 mi |
| Enders Hill | NW 321° | 366 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 54° | 351 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WSW 257° | 351 m | 15.2 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage TrailNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cherrylawn Park: 0.5 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.7 mi
- Pontiac Oaks: 1.0 mi
- Aaron Perry Park I: 1.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 0.7 mi
- Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: 1.5 mi
- The Buckley Fountain: 2.0 mi
- Major Oliver Williams Farm Site: 2.1 mi
- Waterford Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Staff Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Amberwood Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- E. Dale Fisk Hawk Woods Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Gingell Nature Area: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Covered Bridge: 2.5 mi
- (some steel object projecting out of the water): 3.1 mi
- Reed Island Sandbar: 3.6 mi
- Kayak / Canoe Portage: 4.2 mi
- Cass Lake East Sandbar: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Waterford Police Statue: 4.3 mi
- Motherswell: 4.5 mi
- Zee: 4.5 mi
- The Burghers: 4.5 mi
- Structurist #11: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 54
- DAR Never Forget Garden: 1.4 mi
- McLaren Healing Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 6.0 mi
- Farm Garden: 6.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.4 mi
Museums: 53
- Governor Moses Wisner House: 1.4 mi
- Pontiac Transportation Museum: 2.2 mi
- Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities: 2.3 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Cranbrook Art Museum: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 4.5 mi
- West Shelter: 7.2 mi
- Southdale Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 24
- Mount Judah: 3.0 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 3.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Waterford Hill: 6.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 24
- Lone Pine Beach: 7.2 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 7.4 mi
- Aero View Beach: 7.7 mi
- Kelly Beach: 8.3 mi
- Russell Beach: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 10.5 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 23.8 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The High Banks: 13.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:17 | 17:03 |
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