Waterford Oaks
Waterford Oaks is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Major Oliver Williams Farm Site: 0.8 mi
- Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 1.8 mi
- Waterford Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- The Buckley Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Park A: 1.0 mi
- Waterford Lake Estates Park: 1.1 mi
- W.L.L.D.H.A. (Watkins Lake Lakewood Homeowners Association): 1.1 mi
- Pontiac Oaks: 1.1 mi
- W.L.L.D.H.A. (Watkins Lake Lakewood Homeowners Association): 1.2 mi
- Staff Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Amberwood Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Elizabeth Lake Woods: 3.8 mi
- Gingell Nature Area: 4.8 mi
- Waterford Police Statue: 2.5 mi
- The End of the Indian Trail: 4.9 mi
- PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 5.3 mi
- Motherswell: 6.3 mi
- Zee: 6.3 mi
- Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Reed Island Sandbar: 3.0 mi
- Kayak / Canoe Portage: 3.3 mi
- (some steel object projecting out of the water): 3.5 mi
- Loveseat Bend: 3.5 mi
- DAR Never Forget Garden: 2.3 mi
- McLaren Healing Gardens: 4.8 mi
- 51st District Court Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Governor Moses Wisner House: 2.2 mi
- Pontiac Transportation Museum: 2.9 mi
- Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities: 3.2 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Cranbrook Art Museum: 8.1 mi
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 3.8 mi
- West Shelter: 5.3 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Southdale Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Aero View Beach: 6.2 mi
- Kelly Beach: 6.5 mi
- Russell Beach: 6.7 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 7.0 mi
- Westacres Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mount Judah: 3.9 mi
- Waterford Hill: 4.7 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 9.1 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 23.0 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 24.4 mi
- The High Banks: 13.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterford Oaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | ENE 61° | 388 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Christie | N 3° | 387 m | 15.2 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NE 34° | 375 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 346° | 367 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kerr Hill | N 351° | 367 m | 16.2 mi |
| Enders Hill | NNW 327° | 366 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 62° | 351 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WSW 257° | 351 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee44 obs
- White-tailed Deer29 obs
- American Goldfinch25 obs
- Tufted Titmouse21 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel20 obs
- House Finch20 obs
- Sandhill Crane19 obs
- Northern Cardinal17 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/449854138
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