Landing of Cadillac
Landing of Cadillac is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Wikidata Q49514400, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001-07-24
- Inscription
- After departing Montreal June 5, 1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his convoy of seventy-five canoes sailed down this river and on the evening of July 23 camped sixteen miles below the present city of Detroit on what is now Grosse Ile. ...
How to reach it
- On the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac Statue: 0.0 mi
- Pylon: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Gomidas Vartabed: 0.1 mi
- United Foundation Torch: 0.1 mi
- The Cadillac Convoy: 0.0 mi
- Gateway to Freedom: 0.1 mi
- Transcending: 0.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Veterans of Michigan: 0.1 mi
- Hart Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Cadillac Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Campus Martius Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverfront Garden Rooms: 0.4 mi
- Lafayette Greens: 0.4 mi
- Guardian Building: 0.2 mi
- American Coney Island: 0.4 mi
- Lafayette Coney Island: 0.4 mi
- 8th Street Entrance: 0.8 mi
- Play Garden: 0.9 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: 2.0 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 2.2 mi
- Michigan Science Center: 2.3 mi
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History: 2.4 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 11.7 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 11.8 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.4 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 1.0 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Frontier Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 3.0 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 11.7 mi
- Main picnic site: 11.7 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 11.7 mi
- Otter picnic site: 11.8 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 11.9 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hipster Beach: 4.7 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 9.6 mi
- Little Beach: 9.7 mi
- Accretion Beach: 9.9 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.8 mi
- Halsted Hill: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Landing of Cadillac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | WNW 303° | 297 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 316° | 257 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4894435838
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 26 mi
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