Detroit Historical Museum
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Detroit Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Pauli Scherer, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q5265941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Detroit Historical Commission
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert Pauli Scherer: 0.1 mi
- Lewis College of Business: 0.2 mi
- Omega Psi Phi: 0.2 mi
- Detroit Association of Women's Clubs: 0.3 mi
- Thompson Home: 0.4 mi
- Hellenic Museum of Michigan: 0.1 mi
- Michigan Science Center: 0.3 mi
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History: 0.3 mi
- First Congregational Living Museum: 0.4 mi
- Detroit Children’s Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Thinker: 0.1 mi
- Bowl with Folds: 0.2 mi
- Hip and Stone: 0.2 mi
- Mozarabe: 0.2 mi
- Reflector: 0.6 mi
- Reuther Mall: 0.1 mi
- Yamasaki Reflecting Pools: 0.2 mi
- Fountain Court: 0.2 mi
- CCS Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Linsell Green: 0.2 mi
- Fox Office Building: 1.7 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.0 mi
- American Coney Island: 2.2 mi
- Lafayette Coney Island: 2.2 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 11.9 mi
- Quickstad Park: 12.2 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 12.5 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Frontier Garden: 0.8 mi
- Marston Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 1.7 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 9.2 mi
- Main picnic site: 9.2 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 9.2 mi
- Otter picnic site: 9.2 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 9.3 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 4.6 mi
- Hipster Beach: 5.7 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 9.7 mi
- Little Beach: 9.8 mi
- Accretion Beach: 9.9 mi
- Mt Tom: 16.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Detroit Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | WNW 299° | 297 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 314° | 257 m | 16.3 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/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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/68962399
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- Carleton · 27 mi
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