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Grande Ballroom

Grande Ballroom from directly overhead

Grande Ballroom is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nardin Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Live music venue in Detroit, Michigan, US.

Dates from 1909.

Wikidata Q5595302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36485, -83.12846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nardin Park: 0.3 mi
  • McShane Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sirotkin Park: 0.5 mi
  • McCabe Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wiley Playlot: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Horsetail Woods: 9.1 mi
  • Hunters Lane Woods: 9.8 mi
  • Quickstad Park: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Geodesic Dome House: 3.6 mi
  • The Yard - Graffiti Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Fox Office Building: 4.3 mi
  • Rosa Parks Entrance: 4.4 mi
  • The Glade: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 51
  • Frontier Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Marston Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Art Center Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • North Cass Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 7.8 mi
  • Main picnic site: 7.8 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 7.8 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 7.9 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Belle Isle Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 12.6 mi
  • Little Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Mt Tom: 14.0 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 24.2 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 24.3 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Belleville Rest Area: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grande Ballroom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNW388 m24.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW351 m24.3 mi
Fibber MountainN302 m24.8 mi
Halsted HillWNW297 m17.7 mi
Mt. SheldonN290 m24.7 mi
Mt TomNW257 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485969747265534131
Precip in2.12.12.53.23.73.73.43.53.02.82.62.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/136541439

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