Century Rock
Century Rock is a monument in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Century Rock is situated nearby to Straith Park, as well as near the work of art Eve’s Apple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windsor Sculpture Park and Ambassador Bridge.
Windsor Sculpture Park
Park
Photo: Patricia Drury, CC BY 2.0.
The Windsor Sculpture Park, formerly known as the Odette Sculpture Park, is an open space in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, that shows 35 large-scale contemporary sculptures by artists including Elisabeth Frink, Gerald Gladstone, and Sorel Etrog. Windsor Sculpture Park is situated 1,800 feet east of Century Rock.
Ambassador Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mikerussell, GFDL.
The Ambassador Bridge is an international suspension bridge across the Detroit River that connects Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Ambassador Bridge is situated 3,700 feet west of Century Rock.
Eve’s Apple
Work of art
Photo: Patricia Drury, CC BY 2.0.
Eve’s Apple is a work of art, which is situated 990 feet southwest of Century Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Windsor.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Windsor's West Side neighbourhood is home to a Chinatown. As of 2012 it is the largest Chinatown in proximity to Detroit, Michigan. The Chinatown started in 1961 with 500 Chinese to over 5,000 by 1981.
Windsor
Photo: Tbirdskelding, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windsor is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario. It's an extremely multicultural city with over 20% of its population having been born outside of Canada.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.
Century Rock
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “Erected in Canada’s Centennial year of 1967 Buried beneath this rock lies a time capsule to be opened in the year 2067”
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31463° or 42° 18′ 53″ northLongitude
-83.06114° or 83° 3′ 40″ westOpen location code
86JR8W7Q+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7357389816OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Straith Park and Ernest Atkinson Park.
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