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American Dog(s)

American Dog(s) from directly overhead

American Dog(s) is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Stafford Dog Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates45.06366, -83.42987

128 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Thomas Stafford Dog Park: 0.0 mi
  • North Riverfront Park: 0.0 mi
  • South Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Avery Park: 0.1 mi
  • Chisholm Street Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 3
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Dog(s). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickey HillSSW 202°306 m17.0 mi
Mount MariaSSW 195°282 m22.2 mi
Manning HillW 270°280 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0719:46
June solstice05:4720:4021:25
September equinox07:2118:5419:33
December solstice08:1016:0616:55

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129405262686760483627
Precip in2.21.71.83.13.22.73.33.42.93.22.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13328563058

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