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Mr. Bling

Mr. Bling from directly overhead

Mr. Bling is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is C.A.V.U. (Skyspace), a artwork 0.2 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Material
wood, wire mesh

How to reach it

Coordinates42.69968, -73.11400

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Western Gateway Heritage State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bracewell Park: 0.3 mi
  • Colgrove Park: 0.3 mi
  • Freeman Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • North Adams Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel - Notch Mountain Alignment Tower: 1.7 mi
  • Hoosac Tunnel - Spruce Hill Alignment Tower: 2.9 mi
  • Busby Farm Cellar Hole: 3.3 mi
  • Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial: 4.8 mi
Museums: 26
Waterfalls: 15
  • Money Brook Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 5.5 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Campers Beach: 1.5 mi
  • The Ledges: 15.3 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Buxton Garden: 5.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mr. Bling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSSW 212°1,063 m5.1 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSW 214°985 m6.9 mi
Mount FitchSW 218°945 m3.8 mi
Houghton MountainN 10°939 m8.4 mi
Mount WilliamsSW 226°901 m3.1 mi
Scrub HillN 2°883 m7.3 mi
Crum HillE 81°863 m4.8 mi
Spruce HillN 4°858 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2015:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7184080817

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