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William G. Milliken State Park

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William G. Milliken State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ze Mound, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33233, -83.02574

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ze Mound: 0.1 mi
  • Aretha Franklin Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cullen Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Greening of Detroit Park: 0.3 mi
  • Robert C. Valade Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves: 57
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 12.4 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • The Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.2 mi
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 54
Picnic sites: 17
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 11.9 mi
  • Main picnic site: 11.9 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 11.9 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Belle Isle Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 8.6 mi
  • Little Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Mt Tom: 19.2 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillWNW 301°297 m23.4 mi
Mt TomNW 314°257 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5620:3021:13
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5916:1817:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837486070747365534132
Precip in1.41.42.02.83.53.13.23.13.12.32.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 5 mi away.

  • Monarch1,588 obs
  • Canada Goose107 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull96 obs
  • Rock Pigeon86 obs
  • Black Swallowtail76 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel73 obs
  • Ring-necked Pheasant66 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird60 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/382924779

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