The Detroit Plaindealer
The Detroit Plaindealer is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Park, a park 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.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- On the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Capitol Park: 0.0 mi
- Lafayette Greens: 0.1 mi
- Campus Martius Park: 0.2 mi
- Times Square-Clifford Park: 0.2 mi
- Cadillac Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Stevens T. Mason Monument: 0.1 mi
- Standing Together: 0.2 mi
- Obey Giant: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Hazen S. Pingree: 0.3 mi
- General Alexander Macomb Monument: 0.1 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski Polish Heritage Monument: 0.1 mi
- War of 1812 Dead: 0.1 mi
- The Iron Brigade: 0.2 mi
- Michigan Soldier's and Sailor's Monument: 0.2 mi
- Lafayette Coney Island: 0.1 mi
- American Coney Island: 0.1 mi
- Guardian Building: 0.3 mi
- Fox Office Building: 0.4 mi
- 8th Street Entrance: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: 1.6 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 1.7 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 1.8 mi
- Michigan Science Center: 1.9 mi
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History: 1.9 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 11.9 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 12.0 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 12.6 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 0.5 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Frontier Garden: 2.2 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 2.7 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 11.2 mi
- Main picnic site: 11.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 11.3 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 11.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 3.7 mi
- Hipster Beach: 4.9 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 9.7 mi
- Little Beach: 9.8 mi
- Accretion Beach: 9.9 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Detroit Plaindealer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | WNW 302° | 297 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 316° | 257 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| 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/9791136175
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- Carleton · 26 mi
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