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Canoe Tulip

Canoe Tulip from directly overhead

Canoe Tulip is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilltop Nature Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30353, -83.74587

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.2 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 20
  • Prospect Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 11.4 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 11.6 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.5 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 16.6 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Maple Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 3.6 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 23.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 349°405 m16.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 349°399 m16.6 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 19°351 m23.2 mi
Mount OmichNNE 20°347 m24.0 mi
Cassidy KameW 281°344 m17.5 mi
Sackrider HillW 270°338 m23.7 mi
Teeple HillNNE 23°336 m24.7 mi
Peak 1083NNE 23°330 m24.8 mi

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 °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6370959840

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