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Saint James Park

Saint James Park from directly overhead

Saint James Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 230 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnum Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
230 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53788, -83.21082

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Hill School Bell: 0.8 mi
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 0.9 mi
  • I - Beech Maple Forest, Fallen Log & Study: 3.5 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.5 mi
  • G - Meadow: 3.6 mi
Museums
  • The Birmingham Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Cranbrook House and Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Cranbrook Art Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 3.1 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
Gardens
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.8 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 31
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 5.0 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 5.0 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Secret Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 351°388 m11.6 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 346°387 m24.7 mi
Grampian HillsN 1°375 m19.0 mi
Pine KnobNNW 331°367 m16.3 mi
Enders HillNW 325°366 m24.8 mi
Bald MountainN 355°351 m11.8 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 286°351 m20.4 mi
Twombly MountainNNE 17°349 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 7 mi away.

  • Chinese Mantis97 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel30 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee24 obs
  • Grayish Jumping Spider24 obs
  • Monarch22 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail16 obs
  • White-tailed Deer14 obs
  • Western Honey Bee13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/522776694

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