- Elevation, modelled
- 256 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)405 m · 17.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Monroe Street (M125)28.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:16local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2902, -83.7175
Lorch Column is a artwork in Michigan, at a modelled 256 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Koszonom Raoul Wallenberg, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This architectural column, named after Emil Lorch, celebrates the Centennial of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
- Built
- 1906
- Material
- marble;steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lorch Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 345° | 405 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNW 345° | 399 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 15° | 351 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Omich | NNE 16° | 347 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 283° | 344 m | 19.1 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 287° | 328 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | W 280° | 327 m | 20.2 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 288° | 321 m | 18.5 mi |
- 28.5 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Koszonom Raoul Wallenberg: 0.0 mi
- SAI Sundial: 0.1 mi
- Relief Sculpture IV: 0.1 mi
- Off-Axis Holography: 0.1 mi
- Indexer II: 0.2 mi
- Eda U. Gerstacker Grove: 0.2 mi
- '42E Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Mitchell Field: 0.3 mi
- The Wave Field: 0.4 mi
- Furstenberg Nature Area: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Bend Nature Area: 0.5 mi
- Leslie Woods Nature Area: 0.9 mi
- Black Pond Woods Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Stapp Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Ruthven Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Palmer House: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Point: 1.0 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 1.5 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 2.2 mi
- Southeast Tower: 2.3 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 1.2 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Michigan League: 1.3 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 1.3 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 1.3 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 0.7 mi
- Peony Garden: 0.7 mi
- Project Grow Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 1.3 mi
- Community Food Forest at Leslie Park: 1.3 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 1.5 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.4 mi
- Peach Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.4 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 17.7 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 17.9 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.2 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.6 mi
- Martindale Beach: 16.9 mi
- Maple Beach: 17.3 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.8 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.8 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 24.9 mi
- Rawsonville: 9.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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