Flying Men

Flying Men is a work of art in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Flying Men is situated near Ernest Atkinson Park, as well as near the pitch Atkinson Skate Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ambassador Bridge and Windsor Sculpture Park.

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 2,500 feet west of Flying Men.

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 3,000 feet northeast of Flying Men.

The North Wall

Memorial

Photo: Copystar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The North Wall, also known as the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is a war memorial in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument was erected on July 2, 1995 in honour of the Canadian veterans who were killed in action, made prisoners of war, or declared missing in action during the Vietnam War. The North Wall is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Flying Men.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hubbard Farms and Windsor.

Hubbard Farms

Neighborhood

Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River.

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.

Flying Men

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.31269° or 42° 18′ 46″ north

Longitude

-83.06495° or 83° 3′ 54″ west

Open location code

86JR8W7P+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 656459672

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ernest Atkinson Park and Atkinson Skate Park.

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