The Halo
The Halo is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibbs Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A large, outdoor public artwork installed by the City of Sterling Heights in the shape of a golden circle, symbolizing the Golden Corridor.
What the record says
- Height
- 35'0"
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibbs Park: 0.3 mi
- Manning Park: 0.4 mi
- College Park: 1.6 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.7 mi
- MCC Center Courtyard: 1.7 mi
- Abandoned Dragline Excavator: 2.4 mi
- Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- AS/32P-15 Fire Truck: 8.0 mi
- WWII Cannon: 8.0 mi
- NIKE Hercules Missile: 8.1 mi
- The Seed: 2.7 mi
- Xs & O: 2.7 mi
- The Arts: 2.7 mi
- Spirit of Sterling Heights: 2.7 mi
- Receiver: 2.7 mi
- Gold Star Family Monument: 3.5 mi
- Spring Hill Farm / Utica Nike Base: 3.9 mi
- M60 Main Battle Tank: 4.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom Jet: 4.3 mi
- Huey Helicopter: 4.3 mi
- Sterling Heights Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Anna Wilcox and Harold Warnes Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- Turtle Woods Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Chesterfield Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- MCC Center Shrubbery Garden: 1.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 4.4 mi
- Shadbush Master Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Shadbush Master Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Hope Garden: 7.4 mi
- Upton House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Michigan Transit Museum: 5.3 mi
- Gratiot Valley Railroad Club: 5.6 mi
- The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
- Secret Beach: 3.7 mi
- Eastwood Beach: 8.3 mi
- Baypoint Beach: 8.8 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 13.5 mi
- Accretion Beach: 15.9 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 9.2 mi
- Fibber Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 14.2 mi
- New Bald Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Southdale Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Otter picnic site: 13.3 mi
- Main picnic site: 13.3 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 13.3 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 13.3 mi
- Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 15.8 mi
- Adair Rest Area 909: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Halo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | WNW 292° | 388 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Christie | NW 316° | 387 m | 24.7 mi |
| Grampian Hills | NW 320° | 375 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pine Knob | WNW 293° | 367 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 295° | 351 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | NNW 341° | 349 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Judah | WNW 290° | 345 m | 16.9 mi |
| Waterford Hill | WNW 285° | 342 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8641839557
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