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Summit Farm Toll Gate

Summit Farm Toll Gate from directly overhead

Summit Farm Toll Gate is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairway Hills Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 23 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1938
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.23135, -83.63725
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Harriet Tubman: 1.3 mi
  • Sacred Heart Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Stations of the Cross: 2.6 mi
  • Canoe Fan: 4.3 mi
  • Gallup Park Frog: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Pirate Ship: 2.8 mi
  • Wiard's Orchards & Country Fair: 2.9 mi
  • Decode: 3.2 mi
  • Palmer House: 5.2 mi
  • Jewel Heart: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 44
Gardens: 43
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 5.9 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Prospect Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 18.9 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 19.1 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 21.9 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 22.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Belleville Rest Area: 6.1 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 10.3 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Summit Farm Toll Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 338°405 m22.9 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 338°399 m23.0 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 290°344 m24.2 mi
Stofer HillWNW 294°321 m23.8 mi
Prospect HillWNW 301°318 m24.4 mi
Riley HillWNW 292°317 m23.7 mi
Peach MountainNW 309°313 m18.9 mi
Kame HillWNW 295°310 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:15
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8133558210

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