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Helicopter Memorial

Helicopter Memorial from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates42.53694, -82.94501
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums: 60
  • 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
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves: 59
Gardens: 53
  • 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
Beaches: 12
  • 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
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Peaks: 10
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 18.3 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNW 307°388 m19.2 mi
Grampian HillsNW 326°375 m23.2 mi
Bald MountainNW 309°351 m18.7 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 341°349 m22.2 mi
Mount JudahNW 304°345 m21.7 mi
Fibber MountainNNW 327°302 m15.5 mi
Halsted HillW 265°297 m24.3 mi
Mt. SheldonNW 326°290 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:13
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice07:5916:1717:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11814778500

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