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This overlook sits along Woodward Avenue (M-1) on the Automotive Heritage Trail at an elevation of 622 feet, with the terrain dropping 12 feet over the next 600 meters. Several small parks and gardens lie within a mile: John R. Watson Park to the south-southwest at 0.4 mi, Redmond Plaza to the west-southwest at 0.7 mi, El Moore Gardens and North Cass Community Garden to the west at 0.8 mi, Cass Park to the southwest at 0.8 mi, and Wigle New Park to the west-southwest at 0.9 mi. These features sit at elevations between 612 and 621 feet, close to the overlook's own height. Detroit is 1.3 miles to the south, with Warren about 10.1 miles north-northeast and Sterling Heights roughly 15.9 miles north. Daylight hours vary across the year, from sunrise at 5:56 and sunset at 21:13 on the June solstice to sunrise at 7:59 and sunset at 17:03 on the December solstice.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
622 ft
Relief
12 ft drop
In view
6 named features
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What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • John R. Watson Park620 ftsouth-southwest · 0.4 mi
  • Redmond Plaza620 ftwest-southwest · 0.7 mi
  • El Moore Gardens621 ftwest · 0.8 mi
  • North Cass Community Garden621 ftwest · 0.8 mi
  • Cass Park612 ftsouthwest · 0.8 mi
  • Wigle New Park617 ftwest-southwest · 0.9 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3619:4519:07
June solstice05:5621:1320:31
September equinox07:2019:3118:54
December solstice07:5917:0316:18

Local time (America/Detroit). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Detroit1.3 mi south
  • Warren10.1 mi north-northeast
  • Sterling Heights15.9 mi north
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How high is This overlook?

This overlook sits at about 622 feet (190 m).

What can you see from This overlook?

From This overlook: John R. Watson Park (SSW, 0.4 mi); Redmond Plaza (WSW, 0.7 mi); El Moore Gardens (W, 0.8 mi); North Cass Community Garden (W, 0.8 mi).

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Detroit, 1.3 miles S of This overlook.

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