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Freedom of the Human Spirit

Freedom of the Human Spirit from directly overhead

Freedom of the Human Spirit is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shain Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.54518, -83.21659
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shain Park: 0.0 mi
  • Martha Baldwin Park: 0.2 mi
  • Booth Park: 0.3 mi
  • Birmingham Historical Museum and Park: 0.3 mi
  • Barnum Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Hill School Bell: 0.2 mi
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 1.3 mi
  • Smith House: 3.1 mi
  • I - Beech Maple Forest, Fallen Log & Study: 3.5 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.5 mi
Museums
  • The Birmingham Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Cranbrook House and Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Cranbrook Art Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Barnum School Archway: 0.3 mi
  • Altar of Atonement: 2.1 mi
  • Weeping Zeus: 2.2 mi
  • Persephone: 2.2 mi
  • Ecolo: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • Public Art: 0.4 mi
  • Dance Chimes: 4.7 mi
  • Sasquatch: 5.1 mi
  • The Star Dream: 5.4 mi
  • West Bloomfield Reeds: 7.4 mi
Gardens
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.2 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 32
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 5.5 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 5.6 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Secret Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 20
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 352°388 m11.1 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 347°387 m24.1 mi
Grampian HillsN 2°375 m18.5 mi
Pine KnobNNW 331°367 m15.7 mi
Enders HillNW 325°366 m24.2 mi
Bald MountainN 357°351 m11.3 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 285°351 m20.0 mi
Twombly MountainNNE 18°349 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7541805029

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