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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
Parks
Artworks
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
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens: 58
  • 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 LandfillNW 305°388 m16.7 mi
Grampian HillsNW 326°375 m20.6 mi
Pine KnobWNW 302°367 m23.4 mi
Bald MountainNW 308°351 m16.2 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 344°349 m19.9 mi
Mount JudahWNW 302°345 m19.3 mi
Waterford HillWNW 295°342 m24.2 mi
Fibber MountainNNW 328°302 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 5080 °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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