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Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position

Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position from directly overhead

Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kempf House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States

Dates from 1824.

Wikidata Q485172, matched on coordinates and name (372 m apart).

The record

What the record says

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Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position 48° 16' 42" N 83° 44' 45" W 93 million miles from the Sun 26,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way
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Coordinates42.27851, -83.74604
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.3 mi
  • Sculpture Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Ingalls Mall: 0.4 mi
  • The Diag: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Nickels Arcade: 0.2 mi
  • Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.8 mi
  • Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.9 mi
  • Southeast Tower: 0.9 mi
  • Southwest Tower (Levine): 0.9 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 44
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 33
Museums: 32
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: 18.5 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.3 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 350°405 m18.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 350°399 m18.3 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 18°351 m24.8 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 286°344 m17.9 mi
Sackrider HillW 274°338 m23.7 mi
Big KameWNW 290°328 m18.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 283°327 m18.9 mi
Stofer HillWNW 292°321 m17.4 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10542126841

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