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Europa and the Bull

Europa and the Bull from directly overhead

Europa and the Bull is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thinker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
"Europa and the Bull" by Carl Milles

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56865, -83.25032

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Thinker: 0.0 mi
  • Moray Eel & Fishes: 0.0 mi
  • Folke Filbyter on a Horse: 0.0 mi
  • St. Paul on a Horse: 0.0 mi
  • Ossabaw Echoes: 0.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bog Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Sundial Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.3 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 0.3 mi
  • The Sunken Garden: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Smith House: 1.1 mi
  • Hill School Bell: 2.2 mi
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 3.6 mi
  • H - Hickory & Oak Forest: 3.6 mi
  • G - Meadow: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Outlot Park: 1.1 mi
  • Quarton Tennis Courts: 1.3 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lone Pine Road Estates Park: 1.6 mi
  • Baldwin Well Site: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 32
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 5.4 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 7.8 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 23
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillN 1°388 m9.4 mi
Mount ChristieN 350°387 m22.2 mi
Grampian HillsN 8°375 m17.1 mi
Pine KnobNNW 333°367 m13.5 mi
Kerr HillNNW 343°367 m23.7 mi
Enders HillNNW 326°366 m21.9 mi
Bald MountainN 6°351 m9.7 mi
Mount KanzerWNW 282°351 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1817:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/586393006

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