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Uranus

Uranus from directly overhead

Uranus is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Grove Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Three-foot fiberglass sphere

What the record says

Material
fiberglass

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.74695, -85.56510

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 25
  • Dennos Museum Center: 1.6 mi
  • Music House Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 23
Peaks: 22
Attractions: 19
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 3.0 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 4.0 mi
  • The Cistern: 4.1 mi
  • The Chute: 4.2 mi
  • S-Curve: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Larry Cole Hardy: 2.8 mi
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 2.8 mi
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 4.0 mi
  • Northrup Grave: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Challengers Island Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Secret Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 11
  • West End Beach: 3.8 mi
  • North Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 13.8 mi
  • Public Access: 14.6 mi
  • Haserot Beach: 15.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Dodge Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Marl Springs: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briar HillSSW 192°410 m24.7 mi
Exodus HillW 281°370 m7.2 mi
Twentyone HillESE 122°358 m23.5 mi
Twentyone HillSE 124°357 m23.9 mi
Gallagher HillWNW 285°355 m8.3 mi
Varney HillW 278°337 m15.6 mi
Champion HillWSW 253°337 m23.8 mi
Twin MountainsSW 221°332 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:55
June solstice05:5720:4721:32
September equinox07:3019:0319:42
December solstice08:1716:1617:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432435566706962503929
Precip in1.71.01.62.82.82.62.73.03.43.62.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse CY Cherry Capital AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12741667696

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