Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole
Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mt Tom stands 257 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Schiller, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932-07-04
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Schiller: 0.3 mi
- Dante: 0.3 mi
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald bow anchor: 0.5 mi
- James J. Brady Memorial: 0.6 mi
- General O.M. Poe Post No. 443, Grand Army of the Republic: 0.8 mi
- Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Wilson Gateway & Trail: 0.9 mi
- Manoogian Mansion: 1.1 mi
- Rope Swing: 1.3 mi
- Kayak Sandbar: 1.3 mi
- Children’s Temperance Fountian: 0.5 mi
- Japanese Tohro (Stone Lantern): 0.5 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Peacock Sundial: 0.6 mi
- International Peace Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pewabic Pottery exhibitions: 1.7 mi
- Pewabic Pottery: 1.7 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 2.1 mi
- Seafoam Palace of Arts and Amusements: 2.2 mi
- Oudolf Garden Detroit: 0.6 mi
- Stockton Park: 1.1 mi
- Owen Park: 1.2 mi
- Erma Henderson Park: 1.2 mi
- Water Works Park: 1.3 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 14.2 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 14.3 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Quickstad Park: 15.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 0.5 mi
- Shipherd Greens Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- MACC Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Vedic Village: 2.7 mi
- Feedom Freedom: 3.1 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 13.1 mi
- Main picnic site: 13.1 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 13.1 mi
- Otter picnic site: 13.2 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 13.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 0.5 mi
- Hipster Beach: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 6.4 mi
- Little Beach: 6.6 mi
- Accretion Beach: 6.8 mi
- Mt Tom: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Tom | NW 308° | 257 m | 20.8 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4894343390
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 29 mi
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