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Woodruff’s Grove

Woodruff’s Grove from directly overhead

Woodruff’s Grove is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Haab Brothers Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 22 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1923
Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Ypsilanti
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.23307, -83.60200
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Haab Brothers Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Former Ford Water Treatment Plant: 0.2 mi
  • Huron Landing Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterworks Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Bay Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Harriet Tubman: 0.9 mi
  • Sacred Heart Statue: 3.5 mi
  • Stations of the Cross: 3.6 mi
  • Face Of Infinity: 5.5 mi
  • Kinetic Wind Sculpture: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Pirate Ship: 3.7 mi
  • Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 3.8 mi
  • Decode: 4.9 mi
  • Palmer House: 6.6 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 48
Gardens: 41
  • Cultivate Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Frog Island Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Clay Hill Community Farm and Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Gaffield Children's Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 7.2 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Maple Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.2 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Prospect Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 20.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 20.5 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Belleville Rest Area: 4.3 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 11.3 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 18.2 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodruff’s Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW405 m23.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW399 m23.7 mi
Peach MountainNW313 m20.2 mi
Halsted HillNNE297 m20.9 mi
Prospect HillWNW287 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.71.42.13.13.33.03.03.13.02.52.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8133558211

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