The North Wall
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The North Wall is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag of Canada, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The North Wall, also known as the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is a war memorial in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument was erected on July 2, 1995 in honour of the Canadian veterans who were killed in action, made prisoners of war, or declared missing in action during the Vietnam War.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5030665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- As long as we live, you shall live. As long as we live, you shall be remembered. As long as we live, you shall be loved.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
- 28.4 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag of Canada: 0.0 mi
- Flag of the United States: 0.0 mi
- Voyageur Canoe: 0.0 mi
- Dancing Bear: 0.0 mi
- Sinclair Oil Apatosaurus: 0.1 mi
- McKee Park: 0.4 mi
- Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park: 0.9 mi
- Stanton Park: 1.0 mi
- Clemente Playground: 1.1 mi
- Harvey-Junction Park: 1.2 mi
- Grill Grove: 0.7 mi
- River's Edge Lawn: 0.8 mi
- The Glade: 0.8 mi
- Sledding Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rosa Parks Entrance: 0.8 mi
- North American Car Of the Year: 1.6 mi
- The Glove That Floored Nazi Germany: 1.6 mi
- Civil War Veterans of Michigan: 1.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.7 mi
- Gateway to Freedom: 1.7 mi
- Great Lakes Indian Museum: 1.7 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Museum at Historic Fort Wayne: 1.7 mi
- The Huckleberry Explorers Club Museum & Gardens & General Store: 2.5 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: 3.0 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 10.0 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 10.2 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.8 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 12.0 mi
- Island Ave Woods: 12.4 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 1.8 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 1.9 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Frontier Garden: 3.1 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 12.2 mi
- Main picnic site: 12.2 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 12.3 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 12.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 5.2 mi
- Hipster Beach: 6.4 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 11.3 mi
- Little Beach: 11.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 11.6 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.8 mi
- Halsted Hill: 22.3 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 23.6 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The North Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | NW 307° | 297 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 322° | 257 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
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 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4861671593
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 24 mi
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