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Dash

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Dash is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh View Meadows, a park 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 24 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20026, -83.72229

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Jewel Heart: 2.6 mi
  • Decode: 3.3 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 3.8 mi
  • Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 3.9 mi
  • Southeast Tower: 4.7 mi
Artworks
  • Mill Pond Painted Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Untitled: 4.6 mi
  • The Rock: 5.0 mi
  • The Lady of the Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Beal Books: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 46
Gardens: 34
Picnic sites: 34
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.5 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 13
Rest areas: 4
  • Belleville Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 10.8 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Maple Beach: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 349°405 m23.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 350°399 m23.9 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 300°344 m21.1 mi
Big KameWNW 303°328 m22.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 296°327 m21.9 mi
Stofer HillNW 304°321 m21.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 311°318 m22.1 mi
Riley HillWNW 302°317 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:15
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242535475866716961503929
Precip in1.71.51.93.03.43.63.22.72.82.22.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6786445679

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