Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is We Kahn Do It!, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
former car factory and National Historic Landmark in Detroit, Michigan
Wikidata Q7197543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- We Kahn Do It!: 0.2 mi
- Girl With the D Earring: 0.2 mi
- My Journee: 0.4 mi
- Reflector: 0.4 mi
- Resonance: 0.5 mi
- Exhibit 3000: 0.3 mi
- Detroit Children’s Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hellenic Museum of Michigan: 0.6 mi
- Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts: 0.6 mi
- Detroit Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Detroit Association of Women's Clubs: 0.5 mi
- Omega Psi Phi: 0.5 mi
- Lewis College of Business: 0.5 mi
- Robert Pauli Scherer: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Home: 1.0 mi
- Argonaut Park: 0.5 mi
- Dolores Benett Park: 0.5 mi
- CCS Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- New Amsterdam Lofts Dog Park: 0.5 mi
- CCS Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.1 mi
- Fox Office Building: 2.2 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.3 mi
- Hamtramck Disneyland: 2.7 mi
- American Coney Island: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Quickstad Park: 11.6 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 11.6 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 12.2 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Marston Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Frontier Garden: 1.3 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Plum Street Market Garden: 2.3 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 8.7 mi
- Main picnic site: 8.7 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
- Otter picnic site: 8.7 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 8.8 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 4.7 mi
- Hipster Beach: 5.8 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 9.4 mi
- Little Beach: 9.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 9.6 mi
- Mt Tom: 16.0 mi
- Halsted Hill: 20.4 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 24.5 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 338° | 388 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 351 m | 24.9 mi |
| Fibber Mountain | N 354° | 302 m | 24.7 mi |
| Halsted Hill | WNW 298° | 297 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | N 354° | 290 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 312° | 257 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/59028739
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 27 mi
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