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Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial

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Elevation, modelled
192 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Halsted Hill297 m · 18.8 mi
Nearest byway
Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail15.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:14local time
Coordinates
42.2418, -83.3273

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled 192 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Taylor, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

1987 crash of an MD-80 aircraft in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wikidata Q1459010, matched on coordinates and name (208 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNNW 345°297 m18.8 mi
Mt TomN 4°257 m19.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

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