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Rose Oaks County Park

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Rose Oaks County Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 295 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Township Civic Center Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
295 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.75192, -83.63548
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rose Township Civic Center Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dearborn Park: 1.5 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 2.4 mi
  • Crapo Park: 2.7 mi
  • Rose Ponds: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Fenton House: 4.8 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Old Homestead: 9.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 11.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 39
Artworks: 33
  • Stainless Steel Butterfly: 4.6 mi
  • PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 11.1 mi
  • Main Street Art: 11.2 mi
  • Waterford Police Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Flame of Faith: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Clover Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Cedar Creek Beach: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • West Shelter: 11.1 mi
  • Riverside Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Windfall Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Playfield North Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
Museums: 24
  • A. J. Phillips Museum, Fenton Historical Society: 4.6 mi
  • Florence B. Dearing Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 11.2 mi
  • Old Mill Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 23
Gardens: 22
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Milford Community Gardens - Growing Greens: 11.7 mi
  • 51st District Court Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Waterford Community Garden: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 7.6 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 7.6 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 18.7 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)SSW 211°405 m17.3 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)SSW 211°399 m17.1 mi
Oakland Heights LandfillE 99°388 m20.0 mi
Mount ChristieENE 60°387 m18.2 mi
Grampian HillsE 79°375 m22.3 mi
Pine KnobE 92°367 m13.5 mi
Kerr HillNE 51°367 m15.9 mi
Enders HillNE 53°366 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5720:3421:17
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0316:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212333445665686760493727
Precip in2.61.82.33.33.93.53.63.13.53.02.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Lake 4E, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee39 obs
  • violet-toothed polypore25 obs
  • swamp milkweed10 obs
  • splitgill mushroom9 obs
  • purple loosestrife9 obs
  • autumn olive9 obs
  • great blue lobelia9 obs
  • Sandhill Crane9 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/659235488

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