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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
Gardens: 60
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
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
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 LandfillNNW 346°388 m24.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW 348°351 m24.3 mi
Fibber MountainN 2°302 m24.8 mi
Halsted HillWNW 303°297 m17.7 mi
Mt. SheldonN 2°290 m24.7 mi
Mt TomNW 322°257 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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