First Fire Station
First Fire Station is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Melody Brothers Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- plastic
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyandotte Historical Society
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
- 20.0 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Gwen Frostic Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Rusty the Dog: 5.5 mi
- Uniroyal Tire (World's Largest Tire): 5.6 mi
- Detroit: 6.1 mi
- March On: 6.1 mi
- Southgate Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln Park Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Trenton Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Trenton Cultural Center: 4.9 mi
- Great Lakes Indian Museum: 7.1 mi
- Arrowhead Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
- Bishop Park: 0.2 mi
- BASF Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Jaycee Park & Copeland Center: 0.6 mi
- Fort Wayne: 7.1 mi
- Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 7.6 mi
- The Glade: 9.2 mi
- River's Edge Lawn: 9.2 mi
- Sledding Hill: 9.2 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 1.7 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 1.8 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Island Ave Woods: 4.3 mi
- Melody Brothers Building: 0.0 mi
- Eureka Iron Works & Wyandotte Savings Bank: 0.0 mi
- The Triangular Corner: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Drug Store: 0.0 mi
- Neisner's Dime Store: 0.1 mi
- Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pardee Secret Garden: 7.5 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 8.7 mi
- Organic Garden: 9.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Big Bend Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Elder Creek Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 13.1 mi
- Hipster Beach: 14.1 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 19.3 mi
- Little Beach: 19.4 mi
- Accretion Beach: 19.6 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 15.3 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Mt Tom: 23.4 mi
- Halsted Hill: 25.0 mi
- Rawsonville: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Fire Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | NNW 327° | 297 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mt Tom | NNW 341° | 257 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:19 | 17:04 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11044537011
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 16 mi
- Maybee · 23 mi
- Monroe · 24 mi
- Monroe County · 27 mi
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