Taking Flight

Taking Flight is a work of art in Alpena, Michigan which is located on Park Place. Taking Flight is situated nearby to George N. Fletcher Public Library, as well as near the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Station Alpena.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Address: 127 Park Place, Alpena, MI 49707

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Second Avenue Bridge and Alpena Light.

Second Avenue Bridge

Bridge

Photo: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Second Avenue Bridge is situated 470 feet north of Taking Flight.

Alpena Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Alpena Light, also known as the Thunder Bay River Lighthouse or Alpena Breakwater Light, is a lighthouse on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan. Standing on the north breakwater of Alpena Harbor, the light marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Thunder Bay. Alpena Light is situated 2,200 feet east of Taking Flight.

Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan

Museum

The Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan is a community museum serving Alpena County and surrounding counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Alpena is a port city on Lake Huron. Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan is situated 1½ miles northwest of Taking Flight.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alpena.

Alpena

Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alpena is the only city in and the county seat of Alpena County, Michigan, United States. The population was 10,197 at the 2020 census, making it the third most populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City and Cadillac.

Taking Flight

Category: tourism
Location: Alpena, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.06246° or 45° 3′ 45″ north

Longitude

-83.43125° or 83° 25′ 53″ west

Height

7.1 feet (2.2 metres)

Width

3.7 feet (1.1 metres)

Open location code

86QR3H69+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12536775762

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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