Cans in Flight
Cans in Flight is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ortenstone Gardens, a park 0.3 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2023
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sucker Creek Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Stenseth Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Ortenstone Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Industrial Park: 1.3 mi
- Detroit Mountain Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Detroit Lakes City Park: 1.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.8 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 0.4 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 1.2 mi
- Long Leif: 1.5 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 1.6 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 7.3 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Winslow: 6.5 mi
- Pelican: 11.3 mi
- Toad Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 22.8 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Monument: 1.9 mi
- Height of Land: 9.3 mi
- Becker County Museum: 2.1 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 17.8 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 18.3 mi
- Oak Lake: 6.6 mi
- Dale: 20.5 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 21.5 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 23.9 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cans in Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | SSW 199° | 506 m | 23.4 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | ENE 56° | 495 m | 1.6 mi |
| Winslow | S 175° | 474 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pelican | SW 226° | 469 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:46 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13110855493
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