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Our Lady of the Woods Shrine

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Elevation, modelled
312 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Tom445 m · 6.5 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway22.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:26local time
Coordinates
44.6519, -84.1323

Our Lady of the Woods Shrine is a attraction in Michigan, at a modelled 312 m. Mount Tom stands 445 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirtland's Warbler Monument, a attraction 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

Mountainous structure of limestone, 42 feet tall and 120 feet wide, portraying five apparitions of Our Lady. The Shine was conceived in the 1940s by the first priest at St. Mary Catholic Church and was dedicated in September of 1955.

Operated by
Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 359°445 m6.5 mi
Wagon Wheel HillSSW 193°445 m14.2 mi
Comstock HillsNNW 327°439 m16.8 mi
Bald HillWNW 286°426 m18.2 mi
Preachers HillSSW 203°424 m22.7 mi
Auger HillSSE 153°421 m14.1 mi
Brants HillSW 233°406 m20.8 mi
Sinkhole HillWSW 238°393 m24.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

25 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1019:49
June solstice05:5220:4121:26
September equinox07:2418:5719:36
December solstice08:1116:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

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