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Day and Night

Day and Night from directly overhead

Day and Night is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Manly Bennett Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 137 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Donated by Victor & Nancy Lisabeth of Grand Bay Builders.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45097, -83.81840

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Big Pine Open Area: 3.6 mi
  • Mountain Bike Skills Area: 3.8 mi
  • Tornado Alley: 4.2 mi
  • Old Sawmill: 5.7 mi
  • The: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 45
Gardens: 38
Museums: 32
Picnic sites: 30
  • Hippo Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 6.0 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 6.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 6.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 7.5 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 12.8 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)N 5°405 m6.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 5°399 m6.2 mi
Mount KanzerNE 44°351 m16.2 mi
Mount OmichNE 44°347 m17.1 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 243°344 m15.1 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 243°338 m22.4 mi
Teeple HillNE 47°336 m18.4 mi
Peak 1083NE 47°330 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:48
June solstice05:5920:3421:17
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0216:2017:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434455766706962503828
Precip in2.42.12.43.03.63.73.43.33.12.82.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6262323350

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