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Abandoned Dragline Excavator

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Elevation, modelled
184 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Oakland Heights Landfill388 m · 14.0 mi
Nearest byway
Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail10.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:14local time
Coordinates
42.5972, -83.0118

Abandoned Dragline Excavator is a attraction in Michigan, at a modelled 184 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Upton House Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Large, abandoned piece of machinery that has resided here since about the late 1950s. When functional, it dug trenches and such for local farmers. Today, it serves as a landmark of sorts, as it is covered in tags and graffiti.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillWNW 302°388 m14.0 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 327°375 m17.8 mi
Pine KnobWNW 299°367 m20.8 mi
Bald MountainNW 305°351 m13.5 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 347°349 m17.3 mi
Mount JudahWNW 299°345 m16.6 mi
Waterford HillWNW 291°342 m21.8 mi
Fibber MountainNNW 330°302 m10.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice08:0016:1717:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

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