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Sue Win Playground

Sue Win Playground from directly overhead

Sue Win Playground is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 198 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Angelo DeMario Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26983, -83.35148

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angelo DeMario Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Taft Park: 0.5 mi
  • St. John's Lodge No. 44 Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Avondale Park: 0.7 mi
  • Walz Quadraplex: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Welcome to Taylor: 4.7 mi
  • James Howard Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Eureka Way: 6.6 mi
  • Eureka Way: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • DTW Welcome Sign: 2.6 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 2.9 mi
  • Man With Umbrella: 3.0 mi
  • Coins Collection: 3.2 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 6.5 mi
Gardens
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Organic Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Brightmoor Youth Garden: 9.9 mi
Attractions
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 6.1 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 6.1 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 6.2 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 6.2 mi
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Belle Isle Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.7 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 15.7 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 21.1 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Halsted Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Mt Tom: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sue Win Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNNW 348°297 m16.6 mi
Mt TomN 9°257 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:14
September equinox07:2118:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534131
Precip in2.22.12.43.33.73.33.53.33.22.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 3 mi away.

  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee10 obs
  • American pokeweed9 obs
  • Monarch9 obs
  • Small White9 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle9 obs
  • wild carrot8 obs
  • Western Honey Bee7 obs
  • Peck's Skipper7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/395698033

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