Veterans Park
Veterans Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean François Hamtramck Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jean François Hamtramck Monument: 0.1 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Pope John Paul II: 0.7 mi
- Detroit Association of Women's Clubs: 2.0 mi
- Omega Psi Phi: 2.1 mi
- Hamtramck Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ukrainian American Archives & Museum: 0.5 mi
- Exhibit 3000: 1.6 mi
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant: 1.7 mi
- Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts: 2.0 mi
- Biraga Playground: 0.6 mi
- Winfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.7 mi
- Karaniewski Park: 1.0 mi
- Sarah Garrett Park: 1.1 mi
- Detroit Chimera Graffiti Mural: 1.0 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 1.1 mi
- The Way We Move: 1.3 mi
- My Journee: 1.3 mi
- Girl With the D Earring: 1.5 mi
- Hamtramck Disneyland: 1.2 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.6 mi
- Heidelberg Project: 2.6 mi
- Fox Office Building: 3.6 mi
- American Coney Island: 4.1 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Quickstad Park: 10.6 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 11.7 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 12.2 mi
- Marjorie Street Garden: 1.5 mi
- Marston Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Art Center Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- North Cass Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- MACC Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 7.9 mi
- Main picnic site: 7.9 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 7.9 mi
- Otter picnic site: 7.9 mi
- Wolverine picnic site: 8.1 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hipster Beach: 5.6 mi
- Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 8.4 mi
- Little Beach: 8.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 8.5 mi
- Mt Tom: 15.6 mi
- Halsted Hill: 20.4 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 23.1 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 335° | 388 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 338° | 351 m | 23.8 mi |
| Fibber Mountain | N 352° | 302 m | 23.3 mi |
| Halsted Hill | WNW 293° | 297 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mt. Sheldon | N 352° | 290 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mt Tom | NW 306° | 257 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:18 | 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, 2 mi away.
- ribwort plantain23 obs
- dense blazing star21 obs
- tree-of-heaven19 obs
- chicory16 obs
- white mulberry15 obs
- white clover14 obs
- Eastern Foxsnake14 obs
- Common Checkered-Skipper14 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/72083626
Day trips start here
- Carleton · 29 mi
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