Scripps Park
Scripps Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Woodbridge, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Detroit
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome to Woodbridge: 0.1 mi
- MLK: 0.2 mi
- Fish: 0.2 mi
- Grand River Creative Corridor Murals: 0.4 mi
- Monumental Kitty: 0.6 mi
- North Corktown Commons: 0.2 mi
- Intersection Park: 0.2 mi
- Vermont-Alexandrine Playlot: 0.4 mi
- Nagel Park: 0.4 mi
- Wigle New Park: 0.4 mi
- West Canfield Historic District: 0.7 mi
- Statue of Robert Burns: 0.7 mi
- Former Chung's Restaurant: 0.7 mi
- Chinatown: 0.7 mi
- Thompson Home: 0.9 mi
- The Huckleberry Explorers Club Museum & Gardens & General Store: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: 1.0 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 1.0 mi
- Detroit Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Michigan Science Center: 1.2 mi
- Fox Office Building: 1.1 mi
- Geodesic Dome House: 1.2 mi
- The Yard - Graffiti Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lafayette Coney Island: 1.5 mi
- American Coney Island: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 12.1 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 12.2 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Frontier Garden: 0.9 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 0.9 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 1.9 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 10.1 mi
- Main picnic site: 10.1 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
- Otter picnic site: 10.1 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 10.2 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hipster Beach: 6.0 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 10.4 mi
- Little Beach: 10.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 10.7 mi
- Mt Tom: 16.9 mi
- Halsted Hill: 20.9 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scripps Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | WNW 302° | 297 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 318° | 257 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 5 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon73 obs
- House Sparrow65 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel65 obs
- European Starling44 obs
- American Robin43 obs
- chicory43 obs
- dense blazing star37 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle33 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/71759726
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 25 mi
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