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Bent of Mind

Bent of Mind from directly overhead

Bent of Mind is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Leaping Gazelle Fountain, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97848, -85.58487

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 0.1 mi
  • Mad Mom: 0.1 mi
  • Visitations: Majorette, Hand Stands, Gifts, A Slight Lapse of Purpose, Yea: 0.1 mi
  • The Tribute: 0.1 mi
  • Lying Man: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Grand Rapids Township Park: 1.2 mi
  • Cascade Community Association Park: 1.4 mi
  • Crahen Valley Park: 1.4 mi
  • Manhattan Park: 1.7 mi
  • Griffiths Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 18
Gardens: 13
Attractions: 11
  • Sawtooth Drop: 9.0 mi
  • Hilltop Stop: 9.0 mi
  • Boulder Jump: 9.1 mi
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 9.2 mi
  • Pine Plantation: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 11.1 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 20.4 mi
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Millennium Park Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillSSW 195°311 m13.0 mi
Cheney HillsNNE 13°291 m19.2 mi
Bettes Tower HillNNW 328°260 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:55
June solstice06:0420:4221:26
September equinox07:3019:0419:42
December solstice08:1116:2517:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867716962503929
Precip in2.72.12.64.14.44.03.33.13.53.73.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13247121759

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