V.F.W. Park
V.F.W. Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Monroe Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Wyandotte
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
- 19.1 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Monroe Playground: 0.4 mi
- Green Belt Park: 0.6 mi
- Sam A. Palamara Recreation Complex - Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Elementary Playground: 0.8 mi
- Wyandotte Lions Club Park: 0.8 mi
- John Paul II: 0.7 mi
- Cox, Stein, Wrobleski Memorial Plaque: 0.8 mi
- Biddle North of Eureka: 0.9 mi
- The Nine Lives of 3225 Biddle Avenue: 0.9 mi
- Marx Opera House: 1.0 mi
- Gwen Frostic Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Uniroyal Tire (World's Largest Tire): 5.6 mi
- Rusty the Dog: 5.7 mi
- Detroit: 6.7 mi
- March On: 6.7 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 1.5 mi
- Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 1.5 mi
- The Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Stout Woods Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Island Ave Woods: 3.9 mi
- Southgate Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- Trenton Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Trenton Cultural Center: 4.1 mi
- Gibraltar Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 7.6 mi
- Fort Wayne: 8.0 mi
- Grill Grove: 10.1 mi
- Geodesic Dome House: 10.1 mi
- The Glade: 10.1 mi
- Blumrosen Memorial Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 4.5 mi
- Pardee Secret Garden: 7.2 mi
- Organic Garden: 9.4 mi
- Cadillac Urban Garden: 9.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Big Bend Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Elder Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 14.1 mi
- Hipster Beach: 15.1 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 20.3 mi
- Little Beach: 20.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 20.6 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 14.3 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Mt Tom: 23.6 mi
- Halsted Hill: 24.9 mi
- Rawsonville: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of V.F.W. Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Hill | NNW 329° | 297 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mt Tom | NNW 344° | 257 m | 23.6 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 | 21:13 |
| 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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 9 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee14 obs
- American Robin13 obs
- dense blazing star12 obs
- Eastern Foxsnake12 obs
- Northern Map Turtle11 obs
- Blanding's Turtle11 obs
- Red Admiral11 obs
- bittersweet nightshade11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/320588051
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 15 mi
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Monroe · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 26 mi
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