Waterford Hill
Waterford Hill rises to 342 m in Michigan. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay Court Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Waterford Hill is located in Independence Township, in Oakland County, Michigan, 0.4 miles north of Waterford Village. The hill is classified as a summit. It extends from east of Dixie Highway including Ottawa Park Cemetery to the east, to Maple Lane in Moon Valley to the north, to Parview Drive and Greens Lake to the west, to Van Norman Lake to the south. Waterford Hill's elevation is 1,150 feet, making it the second highest point in Independence Township. Three miles away is Pine Knob, the highest point in the township at 1,201 feet.
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Wikidata Q25240876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Court Park: 0.8 mi
- Waterford Recreation Center: 1.5 mi
- Maceday Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Depot Park: 1.5 mi
- Deer Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Waterford Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Major Oliver Williams Farm Site: 4.1 mi
- Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 6.4 mi
- Josh Fray Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Antique Tractors: 3.5 mi
- Antique Tractors: 3.5 mi
- Antique Tractors: 3.5 mi
- Hill Climb Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.7 mi
- Amberwood Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Staff Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Elizabeth Lake Woods: 5.5 mi
- Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Gingell Nature Area: 5.7 mi
- Waterford Police Statue: 3.0 mi
- PLRA Metal Bike Sign: 3.3 mi
- The End of the Indian Trail: 8.4 mi
- Zee: 10.1 mi
- The Burghers: 10.1 mi
- McLaren Healing Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.9 mi
- 51st District Court Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Waterford Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Governor Moses Wisner House: 6.9 mi
- Pontiac Transportation Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities: 8.0 mi
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Old Mill Museum: 9.9 mi
- West Shelter: 3.3 mi
- Rose Sortor Gazebo: 7.9 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Riverside Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Windfall Hill: 15.3 mi
- Kelly Beach: 4.9 mi
- Russell Beach: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Creek Beach: 7.6 mi
- Aero View Beach: 7.7 mi
- Westacres Beach: 9.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 3.1 mi
- Mount Judah: 5.7 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 8.4 mi
- Peak 1083: 9.0 mi
- Teeple Hill: 9.1 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 4.4 mi
- Fenton Rest Area 624: 18.4 mi
- Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 22.6 mi
- The High Banks: 9.4 mi
- The Bluffs: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waterford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | WSW 239° | 405 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | WSW 240° | 399 m | 23.4 mi |
| Oakland Heights Landfill | E 93° | 388 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Christie | NNE 20° | 387 m | 12.8 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NE 56° | 375 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 44° | 367 m | 3.1 mi |
| Kerr Hill | N 5° | 367 m | 12.8 mi |
| Enders Hill | NNW 335° | 366 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:18 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Lake 4E, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1615845 — Waterford Hill, Oakland County, Michigan.
OpenStreetMap element node/353983299
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