Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mt Tom stands 257 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Children’s Temperance Fountian, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre (397-hectare) island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near the Canada–United States border, the island is entirely within the U.S. The park itself consists of 13 acres (5.3 hectares) of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden. Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in 1955.
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Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q4883646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Children’s Temperance Fountian: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Tohro (Stone Lantern): 0.0 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Peacock Sundial: 0.1 mi
- International Peace Memorial: 0.2 mi
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald bow anchor: 0.1 mi
- James J. Brady Memorial: 0.2 mi
- General O.M. Poe Post No. 443, Grand Army of the Republic: 0.4 mi
- Spanish-American War Monument: 0.4 mi
- Ransom Eli Olds: 0.4 mi
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum: 0.1 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 1.6 mi
- Pewabic Pottery exhibitions: 1.8 mi
- Pewabic Pottery: 1.8 mi
- Seafoam Palace of Arts and Amusements: 1.8 mi
- Oudolf Garden Detroit: 0.2 mi
- Gabriel Richard Park: 1.0 mi
- Owen Park: 1.1 mi
- Mt. Elliot Park: 1.2 mi
- Erma Henderson Park: 1.2 mi
- Sunset Point: 1.0 mi
- Manoogian Mansion: 1.2 mi
- Ralph Wilson Gateway & Trail: 1.4 mi
- Rope Swing: 1.7 mi
- Kayak Sandbar: 1.8 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 13.8 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 14.0 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 15.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
- Shipherd Greens Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- MACC Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Vedic Village: 3.0 mi
- Feedom Freedom: 3.4 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 12.9 mi
- Main picnic site: 12.9 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
- Otter picnic site: 12.9 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 13.1 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 0.7 mi
- Hipster Beach: 1.7 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 6.8 mi
- Little Beach: 7.0 mi
- Accretion Beach: 7.2 mi
- Mt Tom: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Tom | NW 309° | 257 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/107310050
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 28 mi
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