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Nickels Arcade

Nickels Arcade from directly overhead

Nickels Arcade is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, a museum 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

commercial building located at 326-330 South State Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dates from 1915.

Wikidata Q54557540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27839, -83.74138

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • The Diag: 0.2 mi
  • Ingalls Mall: 0.2 mi
  • Felch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.9 mi
  • Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.9 mi
  • Southeast Tower: 1.0 mi
  • Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.0 mi
  • Palmer House: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.2 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 17
Beaches: 9
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.3 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 349°405 m18.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 349°399 m18.4 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 17°351 m24.7 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 286°344 m18.1 mi
Sackrider HillW 274°338 m24.0 mi
Big KameWNW 290°328 m18.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 283°327 m19.2 mi
Stofer HillWNW 292°321 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465868727062513929
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.84.23.93.33.02.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/193357104

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