Molena-Castle Playground
Molena-Castle Playground is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Facsko Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Facsko Park: 0.5 mi
- Arthur L. Fletcher Playfield: 0.6 mi
- Traverse-McClellan: 0.6 mi
- Armour-Knodell Park: 0.9 mi
- Lodge Playground: 0.9 mi
- Hamtramck Disneyland: 2.0 mi
- Former Site of Eminem Childhood Home: 2.6 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 3.4 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 3.6 mi
- Manoogian Mansion: 4.2 mi
- Ukrainian American Archives & Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hamtramck Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant: 3.6 mi
- Exhibit 3000: 3.6 mi
- Pewabic Pottery exhibitions: 3.7 mi
- Jean François Hamtramck Monument: 2.1 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 2.1 mi
- Statue of Pope John Paul II: 2.2 mi
- James D. Standish Jr. House: 3.0 mi
- Detroit Association of Women's Clubs: 3.8 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 2.1 mi
- Detroit Chimera Graffiti Mural: 3.0 mi
- My Journee: 3.2 mi
- The Way We Move: 3.3 mi
- Heidelberg Project Bottle Structure: 3.4 mi
- Quickstad Park: 10.6 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 13.0 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 13.3 mi
- Marjorie Street Garden: 0.6 mi
- MACC Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Marston Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Shipherd Greens Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 4.8 mi
- Hipster Beach: 5.2 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 6.8 mi
- Little Beach: 6.8 mi
- Accretion Beach: 6.8 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 8.3 mi
- Main picnic site: 8.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
- Otter picnic site: 8.3 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Mt Tom: 16.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 21.5 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 22.2 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Molena-Castle Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 331° | 388 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 333° | 351 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fibber Mountain | NNW 348° | 302 m | 22.4 mi |
| Halsted Hill | WNW 288° | 297 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | NNW 347° | 290 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mt Tom | WNW 299° | 257 m | 16.3 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 | 20:31 | 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, under a mile away.
- ribwort plantain13 obs
- House Sparrow7 obs
- dense blazing star7 obs
- Eastern Foxsnake7 obs
- Black Swallowtail6 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee6 obs
- Butler's Garter Snake5 obs
- Blanding's Turtle5 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/590854770
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