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Robert C. McCann Park

Robert C. McCann Park from directly overhead

Robert C. McCann Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairway Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.40454, -83.40561
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fairway Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wayne-Six Park: 0.7 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Laurel South Park: 0.8 mi
  • Country Homes Estate Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Gold Manor Park: 1.1 mi
  • Denmar Park Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Harry Tatigian Park & Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Madonna Park: 1.2 mi
  • Harry Tatigian Park & Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
Artworks
  • Hello: 1.4 mi
  • Land and Sea: 1.5 mi
  • The Purple Pitcher Plant: 1.7 mi
  • Totem Pole: 4.1 mi
  • Robert's Rock: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Veteran's Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Fallen Heroes Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Coasting the Base Line Farmington / Farmington Hills Obelisk: 2.5 mi
  • First Responders Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Terabithia Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 2.8 mi
  • The North(ville) Pole: 3.0 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 3.6 mi
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 3.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites: 42
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 13.5 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 13.5 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 11.1 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Halsted Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Mt Tom: 9.9 mi
  • Mont Beau: 17.3 mi
  • Teeple Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Peak 1083: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 17.8 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)WNW 294°405 m22.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)WNW 295°399 m22.5 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillNNE 21°388 m22.2 mi
Pine KnobN 5°367 m23.5 mi
Mount KanzerNNW 327°351 m17.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE 23°351 m22.8 mi
Mount OmichNNW 330°347 m18.0 mi
Mount JudahNNE 14°345 m21.9 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 solstice08:0016:1917:05

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard23 obs
  • chicory23 obs
  • American Robin21 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee20 obs
  • wild carrot18 obs
  • Canada Goose16 obs
  • staghorn sumac16 obs
  • common buckthorn14 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/303565652

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