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Ada Covered Bridge

Ada Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Field, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Ada Covered Bridge is a 125-foot (38 m) span Brown truss covered bridge erected in 1867 in Ada, Michigan, United States. Carrying Bronson Street across the Thornapple River, it is located just south of where the Thornapple enters the Grand River, in turn just south of M-21. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Wikidata Q4678239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95253, -85.48643

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leonard Field: 0.0 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ada Boating Access Site: 0.5 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grand River Fulton Street Preserve: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 5.3 mi
  • The Tribute: 5.3 mi
  • Four Open Squares Horizontal Gyratory-Tapered: 5.3 mi
  • Bent of Mind: 5.3 mi
  • Mad Mom: 5.3 mi
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 19
Gardens: 13
  • Stargazer Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 5.2 mi
  • Heirloom Vegetable Patch: 5.2 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Zen-Style Garden: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Pine Plantation: 5.5 mi
  • Mixed Oak Forest: 5.8 mi
  • Sawtooth Drop: 11.9 mi
  • Hilltop Stop: 12.1 mi
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 12.1 mi
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rockford Rest Area 525: 13.9 mi
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 17.3 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Millennium Park Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 16.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillSW 218°311 m13.6 mi
Baird HillS 180°294 m24.7 mi
Cheney HillsN 358°291 m20.5 mi
Graves HillS 180°280 m22.9 mi
Bettes Tower HillNW 318°260 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0420:4221:25
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:1116:2517:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969737164524030
Precip in2.52.12.44.04.03.93.93.63.44.03.12.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Rapids, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1300526166

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