Helicopter Memorial
Helicopter Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter C Steffens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Walter C Steffens Park: 0.1 mi
- Reindel Park: 0.7 mi
- Somerset Park: 0.8 mi
- Harrington Trails Park: 0.9 mi
- James J. Pompo Park: 0.9 mi
- The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Michigan Transit Museum: 5.1 mi
- Upton House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 6.0 mi
- Grindstone: 1.6 mi
- Angel and Baby Statue: 3.3 mi
- Children Playing statue: 3.8 mi
- Spiral Note: 5.0 mi
- Two Bears: 5.0 mi
- Abandoned Dragline Excavator: 5.4 mi
- Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Former Site of Eminem Childhood Home: 7.1 mi
- AS/32P-15 Fire Truck: 8.6 mi
- WWII Cannon: 8.6 mi
- Huey Helicopter: 2.6 mi
- F-4 Phantom Jet: 2.6 mi
- M60 Main Battle Tank: 2.6 mi
- Statue of St. Pope John Paul II: 3.3 mi
- Gold Star Family Monument: 4.3 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Chesterfield Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Sterling Heights Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Turtle Woods Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Quickstad Park: 10.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.0 mi
- Friendship Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Eastpointe Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Center Line Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- MCC Center Shrubbery Garden: 6.1 mi
- Accretion Beach: 9.3 mi
- Secret Beach: 9.5 mi
- Little Beach: 9.6 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 9.8 mi
- Hipster Beach: 13.0 mi
- Main picnic site: 11.3 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 11.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 11.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 15.4 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 19.2 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 18.3 mi
- Adair Rest Area 909: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helicopter Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NW 307° | 388 m | 19.2 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NW 326° | 375 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 309° | 351 m | 18.7 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | NNW 341° | 349 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Judah | NW 304° | 345 m | 21.7 mi |
| Fibber Mountain | NNW 327° | 302 m | 15.5 mi |
| Halsted Hill | W 265° | 297 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | NW 326° | 290 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:17 | 17:02 |
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 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11814778500
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