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Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial

Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial from directly overhead

Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kumaji Kimura Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
"I am truly grateful that God brought me to Holland, and placed me under the influences of such Godly people, that I might have missed had I gone somewhere else." — Letter from Ohgimi to Frances Phelps Otte (1906)

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78770, -86.10177

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Pine Grove: 0.1 mi
  • Cook Villages Quad: 0.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hallacy Park: 0.3 mi
  • GDK Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Artworks: 43
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 17
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 7
Peaks: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.6 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.2 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 20.5 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dias HillE 88°311 m22.9 mi
Beach HillSE 137°242 m13.0 mi
BaldyWSW 239°233 m6.0 mi
Mount BaldheadSSW 212°233 m10.3 mi
Pelican PeakSW 216°221 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11942545548

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