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Superior Center County Park

Superior Center County Park from directly overhead

Superior Center County Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Schock Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 26 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.30442, -83.60491
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schock Park: 0.1 mi
  • North Prospect Park: 1.3 mi
  • Staebler Farm County Park: 1.9 mi
  • Schroeter Park: 2.1 mi
  • Oakbrook Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
  • Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 3.4 mi
  • Palmer House: 5.9 mi
  • Decode: 6.3 mi
  • Sunset Point: 6.4 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
  • First City Hall: 4.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Ypsilanti: 4.1 mi
  • Bust of Demetrius Ypsilantis: 4.2 mi
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Clay Hill Community Farm and Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Marie Azary Rock Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Matthaei Botanical Gardens Display Gardens: 2.9 mi
  • Commons: 2.9 mi
  • Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 5.7 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Huron River Site: 15.0 mi
  • East Boat Launch Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Halsted Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 17.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 18.0 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 19.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Martindale Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Maple Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 17.5 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Belleville Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 8.1 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 327°405 m19.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 328°399 m19.3 mi
Mount KanzerN 1°351 m21.8 mi
Mount OmichN 3°347 m22.5 mi
Cassidy KameW 278°344 m24.6 mi
Teeple HillN 7°336 m22.8 mi
Peak 1083N 7°330 m22.8 mi
Haven HillN 5°323 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:15
September equinox07:2218:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2017:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Pharaoh Cicada207 obs
  • Wood Frog62 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander57 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty53 obs
  • wild geranium51 obs
  • cutleaf teasel49 obs
  • Common Garter Snake45 obs
  • bloodroot45 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/341855015

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