Orion
Orion is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Requiem, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Requiem: 0.0 mi
- Stiff Box No. 12: 0.0 mi
- Angry Neptune, Salacia, Strider: 0.1 mi
- Daedalus: 0.1 mi
- The Cube: 0.1 mi
- The Diag: 0.1 mi
- Hanover Square: 0.2 mi
- Ingalls Mall: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Felch Park: 0.4 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 0.2 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.7 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.8 mi
- Southeast Tower: 0.8 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 0.9 mi
- Hannah Park: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Bend Nature Area: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Woods Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Bluffs Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Eberwhite Woods: 1.4 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 0.1 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 0.2 mi
- Michigan League: 0.3 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 0.3 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.3 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.3 mi
- Peony Garden: 0.8 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 0.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 0.0 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 0.1 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 0.3 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 0.4 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
- Peach Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.0 mi
- Riley Hill: 17.7 mi
- Stofer Hill: 17.8 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.2 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.3 mi
- Martindale Beach: 18.1 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.6 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.2 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.5 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rawsonville: 10.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 349° | 405 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 349° | 399 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 17° | 351 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 287° | 344 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 274° | 338 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 291° | 328 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 284° | 327 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 292° | 321 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2742538738
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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