Artwork · Michigan
Icarus
Icarus is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pine Grove, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989-05
How to reach it
Coordinates42.78738, -86.10290
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Pine Grove: 0.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Cook Villages Quad: 0.3 mi
- Hallacy Park: 0.3 mi
- GDK Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Zuidema Dredge Placement Facility: 1.9 mi
- Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Geerlings Farm Park: 4.8 mi
- Albert C. Keppel Forest Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Poppen Woods: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 40
- Ballyviktor: 0.1 mi
- Sun Dog II: 0.1 mi
- Ignite: 0.1 mi
- Ziipi Elpidos: 0.1 mi
- Natura Extensa: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Kumaji Kimura Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Albertus C. Van Raalte: 0.2 mi
- Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer Marker: 2.8 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 11.1 mi
Museums: 17
- Kruizenga Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Holland Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Cappon House: 0.7 mi
- Dekker Huis Museum: 4.7 mi
- Old Borculo Schoolhouse Museum: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 15
- Organ House: 0.8 mi
- De Zwaan Windmill: 0.9 mi
- 1929 Antique Dutch Carousel: 0.9 mi
- Windmill Island Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Big White Pine Trailhead: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 11
- Sunset Bluff Beach: 5.4 mi
- Spyglass Beach: 5.5 mi
- Idlewood Beach: 5.5 mi
- Ottawa Beach: 5.6 mi
- Macatawa Park Beach: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 7
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 11.2 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 14.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Baldy: 5.9 mi
- Pelican Peak: 8.7 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 10.2 mi
- Beach Hill: 13.1 mi
- Dias Hill: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.6 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.2 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 20.5 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Singapore: 9.3 mi
- Charleston: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Holland Harbor Light: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Icarus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | E 88° | 311 m | 23.0 mi |
| Beach Hill | SE 137° | 242 m | 13.1 mi |
| Baldy | WSW 239° | 233 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | SSW 212° | 233 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pelican Peak | SW 216° | 221 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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