Manz Playfield
Manz Playfield is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Fibber Mountain stands 302 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Algonquin-Goethe, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Algonquin-Goethe: 0.5 mi
- Beniteau Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Brewer Park: 0.9 mi
- Corrigan Playground: 1.1 mi
- Conner Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Pewabic Pottery: 1.7 mi
- Pewabic Pottery exhibitions: 1.7 mi
- Seafoam Palace of Arts and Amusements: 3.1 mi
- Dossin Great Lakes Museum: 3.6 mi
- William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center: 3.9 mi
- James D. Standish Jr. House: 2.0 mi
- Dante: 3.0 mi
- Schiller: 3.1 mi
- Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole: 3.3 mi
- James J. Brady Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Manoogian Mansion: 2.3 mi
- Rope Swing: 2.6 mi
- Kayak Sandbar: 2.7 mi
- Ralph Wilson Gateway & Trail: 3.0 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 3.2 mi
- Locally Sourced Love: 2.3 mi
- Gazelle: 2.4 mi
- The Spirit of Nature: 2.4 mi
- One World . . . Under Michigan Stars: 2.9 mi
- Father Gabriel Richard: 3.0 mi
- Quickstad Park: 13.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 15.8 mi
- Vedic Village: 1.6 mi
- Feedom Freedom: 1.7 mi
- MACC Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Shipherd Greens Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Marjorie Street Garden: 2.9 mi
- Hipster Beach: 2.6 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 2.8 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 4.4 mi
- Little Beach: 4.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 4.6 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 11.2 mi
- Main picnic site: 11.2 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 11.3 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Mt Tom: 19.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 24.4 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 24.4 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manz Playfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibber Mountain | NNW 343° | 302 m | 24.5 mi |
| Halsted Hill | WNW 290° | 297 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | NNW 343° | 290 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mt Tom | WNW 300° | 257 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:30 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:17 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Monarch43 obs
- Black Swallowtail19 obs
- Chinese Mantis12 obs
- American pokeweed10 obs
- common milkweed8 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
- Red Admiral8 obs
- chicory8 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/464234010
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