Woodruff’s Grove
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.
What the record says
- Built
- 1923
- Material
- metal
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Ypsilanti
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
- 28.4 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Michigan’s Interurbans: 0.6 mi
- Godfoy’s on the Pottawatomi Trail: 0.8 mi
- Elijah McCoy: 0.9 mi
- Ypsilanti: 1.0 mi
- First City Hall: 1.0 mi
- 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
- LeFurge Woods Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Meyer Preserve West: 3.7 mi
- Meyer Preserve East: 4.3 mi
- Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area: 4.7 mi
- Jack R. Smiley Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- 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
- Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum: 0.9 mi
- Ypsilanti Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Michigan Firehouse Museum: 1.1 mi
- Roush Aeronautics Center: 4.5 mi
- Michigan Flight Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cultivate Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Frog Island Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Clay Hill Community Farm and Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Gaffield Children's Garden: 5.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rawsonville: 2.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 23.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 333° | 405 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNW 334° | 399 m | 23.7 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NW 306° | 313 m | 20.2 mi |
| Halsted Hill | NNE 26° | 297 m | 20.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 292° | 287 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:32 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8133558211
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 16 mi
- Maybee · 16 mi
- Monroe County · 22 mi
- Monroe · 24 mi
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