The Star Dream
The Star Dream is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Commons, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze;steel
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Commons: 0.0 mi
- Barton Park South: 0.2 mi
- Eagle Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Barton Park North: 0.3 mi
- Grant Park: 0.4 mi
- Polk Penguin Conservation Center: 0.9 mi
- Jane and Frank Warchol Beaver Habitat: 1.0 mi
- Cotton Family Wetlands Boardwalk: 1.0 mi
- Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest: 1.0 mi
- Sloth: 1.1 mi
- Church of Christ Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Ferndale Garden Club Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Grant Park Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Decorative Garden: 3.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Dance Chimes: 1.6 mi
- Reflections Portal: 4.1 mi
- Public Art: 5.0 mi
- Freedom of the Human Spirit: 5.4 mi
- Way Too Many: 5.7 mi
- Royal Oak Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Ferndale Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
- Red Oaks Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Clawson Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum: 4.5 mi
- Saginaw Trail / John Almon Starr House: 2.2 mi
- Michael Jackson Cenotaph: 3.5 mi
- Michigan War Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Barnum School Archway: 5.1 mi
- Governor Alex J. Grosebeck Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Quickstad Park: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Hunters Lane Woods: 6.7 mi
- Horsetail Woods: 7.0 mi
- Kingswood Stream Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lone Pine Beach: 10.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 11.7 mi
- Belle Isle Beach: 13.0 mi
- Hipster Beach: 13.6 mi
- Mt Tom: 8.3 mi
- Halsted Hill: 14.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Oakland Heights Landfill: 15.8 mi
- Mt. Sheldon: 16.2 mi
- Otter picnic site: 0.9 mi
- Main picnic site: 1.0 mi
- Main Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
- PlayVenture picnic site: 1.0 mi
- Red Panda Picnic Site: 1.1 mi
- Clarkston Rest Area 904: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Star Dream. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Heights Landfill | NNW 341° | 388 m | 15.8 mi |
| Grampian Hills | N 352° | 375 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNW 327° | 367 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 344° | 351 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | WNW 292° | 351 m | 24.8 mi |
| Twombly Mountain | N 7° | 349 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Omich | WNW 293° | 347 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Judah | NNW 333° | 345 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:31 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:18 | 17:03 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit City AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7541832024
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