Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial
OpenStreetMap · node/632459822
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | NNW 345° | 297 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mt Tom | N 4° | 257 m | 19.5 mi |
- 15.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage TrailNational
- 19.2 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome to Taylor: 2.4 mi
- Eureka Way: 4.3 mi
- Eureka Way: 4.3 mi
- Eureka Way: 5.7 mi
- James Howard Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Romulus Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Wayne Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Dearborn Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- McFadden-Ross House: 6.4 mi
- The Henry Ford: 6.4 mi
- Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 6.3 mi
- MTB Skinny: 7.8 mi
- Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 7.9 mi
- Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 8.3 mi
- Rouge Park cannon: 8.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 19.2 mi
- Hipster Beach: 20.4 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 22.3 mi
- Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 22.6 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 23.0 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 13.8 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 22.9 mi
- Halsted Hill: 18.8 mi
- Mt Tom: 19.5 mi
- Rawsonville: 11.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 13 mi
- Maybee · 19 mi
- Monroe · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 24 mi
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