John Riel Memorial Park
John Riel Memorial Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Uniroyal Tire (World's Largest Tire), a artwork 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
- 22.7 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Uniroyal Tire (World's Largest Tire): 0.3 mi
- Rusty the Dog: 0.4 mi
- Detroit: 3.4 mi
- March On: 3.4 mi
- Gwen Frostic Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- Sugar Plum Tot Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Brand Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- John F Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- Humpty Dumpty Tot Park: 0.6 mi
- Victory Park: 0.7 mi
- Melvindale Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Alva Edison Statue: 2.8 mi
- Toll Gate Monument: 3.0 mi
- War Memorial: 3.6 mi
- James Howard Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Park Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Greenfield Village: 2.7 mi
- The Henry Ford: 2.8 mi
- Davidson Gerson Gallery of Glass: 2.9 mi
- McFadden-Ross House: 3.3 mi
- Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 2.2 mi
- Rouge Park cannon: 5.7 mi
- Fort Wayne: 5.8 mi
- Geodesic Dome House: 7.5 mi
- Grill Grove: 7.9 mi
- Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Pardee Secret Garden: 2.8 mi
- Organic Garden: 4.0 mi
- Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 6.5 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 6.8 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 6.9 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- Sassafras Trails Nature Center: 9.0 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 9.1 mi
- Big Bend Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Washago Pond Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 12.6 mi
- Hipster Beach: 13.8 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 18.7 mi
- Little Beach: 18.8 mi
- Accretion Beach: 18.9 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 17.4 mi
- Rawsonville: 18.2 mi
- Quinn: 24.1 mi
- Mt Tom: 18.2 mi
- Halsted Hill: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Riel Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | NW 326° | 297 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mt Tom | NNW 345° | 257 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:19 | 17:04 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn, 4 mi away.
- Monarch22 obs
- dense blazing star17 obs
- Black Swallowtail14 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle10 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail10 obs
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth10 obs
- Eastern Foxsnake10 obs
- Butler's Garter Snake9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/361220349
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 17 mi
- Maybee · 24 mi
- Monroe · 26 mi
- Monroe County · 29 mi
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