Welcome to Downtown Alpena
Welcome to Downtown Alpena is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wave Journey, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Mural created as part of Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Fresh Waves initiative. Located on an alley power box, just west of the intersection of N. 1st Avenue and the alley between West Chisholm and Park Place.
What to expect
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Culligan Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Chisholm Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- South Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Stafford Dog Park: 0.2 mi
- Wave Journey: 0.0 mi
- Two Kids on a Bench: 0.1 mi
- A is for Alpena: 0.1 mi
- Taking Flight: 0.1 mi
- Alpena Postcard Mural: 0.1 mi
- Grass Island: 1.8 mi
- Alpena Field Office: 5.2 mi
- Misery Bay Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- North Point Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Crooked Island: 6.8 mi
- Lady Michigan: 0.4 mi
- Spaceship Simulator: 5.1 mi
- Sanborn Fishing Pier: 9.5 mi
- Bell Village Chimney: 13.0 mi
- Bruski Sinkhole: 16.3 mi
- The Daniel Carter Family: 0.1 mi
- George N. Fletcher Commemorative Marker: 0.1 mi
- St. Bernard Catholic Church: 0.3 mi
- Alpena County Courthouse: 0.7 mi
- Ossineke Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Besser Museum: 1.6 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 20.6 mi
- Manning Hill: 13.9 mi
- Hickey Hill: 16.9 mi
- Mount Maria: 22.0 mi
- Starlite Beach: 1.2 mi
- Bebe Beach: 9.4 mi
- Alpena Light: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welcome to Downtown Alpena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Hill | SSW 201° | 306 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Maria | SSW 195° | 282 m | 22.0 mi |
| Manning Hill | W 271° | 280 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:40 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12539496025
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