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deer is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Hatt Hill stands 348 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Leslie Area Historical Society & Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 142 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
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How to reach it

Coordinates42.45279, -84.42487

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leslie Township Park: 0.4 mi
  • Russell Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tuttle Park: 0.5 mi
  • Essential-Workers COVID19 Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Meridian-Baseline State Park: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Attractions
  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 13.8 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 16.7 mi
  • Piney Lowlands: 17.7 mi
  • The Blue Wave: 17.8 mi
  • The Upside Down: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 57
Gardens: 27
Museums: 24
  • Leslie Area Historical Society & Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Mason Area Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Miller Farm Eaton Rapids Area Historcal Society: 11.8 mi
  • Mid Michigan Scout Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Michigan's G.A.R. Memorial Hall & Museum: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 13
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 6.0 mi
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 13.2 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 14.7 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 14.7 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hatt HillS 176°348 m20.6 mi
Cassidy KameESE 112°344 m18.9 mi
Sackrider HillSE 133°338 m15.2 mi
Big KameESE 108°328 m18.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillESE 115°327 m18.0 mi
Stofer HillESE 107°321 m19.3 mi
Teaspoon HillNNW 339°320 m2.0 mi
Prospect HillE 99°318 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3621:19
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0516:2317:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535465868727062513929
Precip in2.31.82.33.14.24.23.13.93.13.62.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eaton Rapids, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11543752045

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