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Indexer II

Indexer II from directly overhead

Indexer II is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Off-Axis Holography, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Gift of the Engineering Class of 1950.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
stainless_steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.29053, -83.71435
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Eda U. Gerstacker Grove: 0.1 mi
  • '42E Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • The Wave Field: 0.2 mi
  • Mitchell Field: 0.5 mi
  • Furstenberg Nature Area: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites: 51
Gardens: 39
  • Heathdale Collection: 0.8 mi
  • Peony Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Project Grow Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Elizabeth R. Dean Grove & Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Community Food Forest at Leslie Park: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 0.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.7 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Museums: 35
Peaks: 18
  • Prospect Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.5 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 17.7 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 17.9 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Maple Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.8 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 344°405 m17.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 345°399 m17.9 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 15°351 m23.5 mi
Mount OmichNNE 16°347 m24.3 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 283°344 m19.2 mi
Teeple HillNNE 19°336 m25.0 mi
Big KameWNW 287°328 m19.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 280°327 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10852874822

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