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Block M

Block M from directly overhead

Block M is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Diag, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Gift of the Class of 1953 to U-M president Harlan Hatcher, placed in May 1953 at the spot where the two diagonal walks cross. It is cast of bronze and set in granite. Campus legend has it that if you step on the M you will flunk your first blue book exam.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Class of 1953
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.27694, -83.73821
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Diag: 0.0 mi
  • Ingalls Mall: 0.2 mi
  • Felch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Nickels Arcade: 0.2 mi
  • Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.9 mi
  • Southeast Tower: 0.9 mi
  • Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.9 mi
  • Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 47
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 34
Museums: 32
Peaks: 17
Beaches: 9
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.4 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 349°405 m18.3 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 349°399 m18.5 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 17°351 m24.8 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 286°344 m18.3 mi
Sackrider HillW 274°338 m24.1 mi
Big KameWNW 290°328 m19.0 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 283°327 m19.3 mi
Stofer HillWNW 292°321 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465868727062513929
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.84.23.93.33.02.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4960655779

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