Monument to Joe Louis
Monument to Joe Louis is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gomidas Vartabed, 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
The Monument to Joe Louis, known also as The Fist, is a memorial dedicated to boxer Joe Louis located at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, near Hart Plaza. The sculpture is one of three monuments in Detroit honoring Joe Louis.
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Wikidata Q6906877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gomidas Vartabed: 0.0 mi
- United Foundation Torch: 0.0 mi
- Pylon: 0.0 mi
- The Spirit of Detroit: 0.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Transcending: 0.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Landing of Cadillac: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Veterans of Michigan: 0.1 mi
- The Cadillac Convoy: 0.1 mi
- Guardian Building: 0.1 mi
- American Coney Island: 0.3 mi
- Lafayette Coney Island: 0.3 mi
- Fox Office Building: 0.8 mi
- 8th Street Entrance: 0.8 mi
- Hart Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Cadillac Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Campus Martius Park: 0.2 mi
- Lafayette Greens: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Park: 0.4 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: 1.9 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 2.1 mi
- Michigan Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History: 2.3 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 11.8 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 11.9 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 0.9 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Frontier Garden: 2.6 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 2.9 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 11.6 mi
- Main picnic site: 11.6 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
- Otter picnic site: 11.7 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 11.8 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: 9.8 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.7 mi
- Halsted Hill: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument to Joe Louis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | WNW 303° | 297 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 316° | 257 m | 18.7 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.
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Day trips start here
- Carleton · 26 mi
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