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Huey Helicopter

Huey Helicopter from directly overhead

Huey Helicopter is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is F-4 Phantom Jet, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56531, -82.97732

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks
Museums
  • Upton House Museum: 2.5 mi
  • The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
  • Michigan Transit Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 5.8 mi
  • Polish Cultural Center: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 59
Attractions
Gardens: 50
  • Hope Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Friendship Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • MCC Center Shrubbery Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Center Line Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Eastpointe Community Garden: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Secret Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Little Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 12.2 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Mt. Sheldon: 12.9 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 16.2 mi
  • Mt Tom: 16.6 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Main picnic site: 10.8 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 10.8 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 10.8 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 17.9 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNW388 m16.7 mi
Grampian HillsNW375 m20.6 mi
Pine KnobWNW367 m23.4 mi
Bald MountainNW351 m16.2 mi
Twombly MountainNNW349 m19.9 mi
Mount JudahWNW345 m19.3 mi
Waterford HillWNW342 m24.2 mi
Fibber MountainNNW302 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11876767665

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