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Roger B. Chaffee

Roger B. Chaffee from directly overhead

Roger B. Chaffee is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Imagine That, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96335, -85.66708

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Imagine That: 0.0 mi
  • Conversations: 0.2 mi
  • Helen J Claytor: 0.2 mi
  • ArtPost Ferguson Apartments: 0.2 mi
  • ArtPost Verne Barry Place: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Secchia Piazza: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Place Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pekich Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Boynton's Landing: 7.0 mi
  • Hilltop Stop: 10.8 mi
  • Boulder Jump: 10.8 mi
  • Sawtooth Drop: 10.8 mi
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 13
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 12.7 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 16.3 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Millennium Park Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillS 176°311 m11.5 mi
Cheney HillsNNE 23°291 m21.5 mi
Bettes Tower HillNNW 346°260 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:0420:4321:26
September equinox07:3119:0419:42
December solstice08:1116:2517:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867716962503929
Precip in2.72.12.64.14.44.03.33.13.53.73.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12921728074

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