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Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park from directly overhead

Pioneer Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial Outdoor Classroom, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Farmington Hills
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.51636, -83.38108
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Bond Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bristol Park: 1.2 mi
  • Gateway Park - Protected Wetlands Area: 1.2 mi
  • Drake Sports Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hollyhead Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Harmon Oaks Wood: 1.3 mi
  • Woodland Hills: 1.7 mi
  • Jacobs Drain: 1.7 mi
  • Woodland Ridge Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
Artworks
Museums
  • Holocaust Memorial Center: 1.5 mi
  • Governor Warner Mansion: 3.4 mi
  • Franklin Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • Historical Village at Greenmead: 5.8 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden + Eye Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Bog Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 6.7 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • West Shelter: 11.2 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Lone Pine Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 21
Rest areas: 3
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 16.6 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)W 274°405 m21.8 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)W 274°399 m21.8 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNNE 28°388 m14.7 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 24°375 m22.4 mi
Pine KnobN 2°367 m15.7 mi
Enders HillNNW 346°366 m22.5 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 303°351 m13.1 mi
Bald MountainNNE 30°351 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5720:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0116:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455767717062503829
Precip in2.31.72.13.13.63.33.23.23.42.62.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer35 obs
  • American pokeweed25 obs
  • common milkweed23 obs
  • common buckthorn23 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade23 obs
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker21 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker17 obs
  • Wild Turkey16 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/239743189

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