VFW Post 1136

VFW Post 1136 is a community center in City of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan which is located on Ford Avenue. VFW Post 1136 is situated nearby to Mount Carmel Cemetery, as well as near the community center PLAV Post 7.

Type: Community center
Also known as: “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States” and “VFW”
Address: 633 Ford Avenue, Wyandotte, MI 48192

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Carmel Cemetery and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Cemetery

Mount Carmel Cemetery is located in Wyandotte, Michigan, in the United States. Established in 1865, Mount Carmel Cemetery is an active cemetery. The original cemetery was 10 acres holding over 8,000 interments. Mount Carmel Cemetery is situated 770 feet southwest of VFW Post 1136.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Church

Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 976 Pope John Paul II Ave. in the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte, Michigan. Following a parish merger on August 1, 2013, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church serves the Roman Catholic Polish Personal Parish of Our Lady of the Scapular. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is situated 3,100 feet southwest of VFW Post 1136.

Yack Arena

Ice rink

Benjamin F. Yack Arena is a 3,000-seat indoor arena located in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States. It is used for ice hockey and ice skating, with it being the current home arena of the Motor City Rockers, and was previously home of the Motor City Metal Jackets of the North American Hockey League and the Wyandotte Figure Skating Club. Yack Arena is situated 1 mile south of VFW Post 1136.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyandotte and Ecorse.

Wyandotte

Town

Photo: Dethistoricaler, CC BY 3.0.

Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Wyandotte is located roughly 14 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,058.

Ecorse

Town

Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.

Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring, Downriver suburb of Detroit, Ecorse is located roughly 9 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Ecorse is situated 2 miles north of VFW Post 1136.

Southgate

Town

Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.

Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Southgate is located roughly 14 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Southgate is situated 2½ miles west of VFW Post 1136.

VFW Post 1136

Category: building
Location: City of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.21371° or 42° 12′ 49″ north

Longitude

-83.1591° or 83° 9′ 33″ west

Brand

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Open location code

86JR6R7R+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 707866369

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=social_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

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