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Newton’s Cube

Newton’s Cube from directly overhead

Newton’s Cube is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflections, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2018
Height
9'8"

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73945, -84.55217

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Reflections: 0.0 mi
  • Sunburst: 0.0 mi
  • Upward Bound: 0.0 mi
  • Delight: 0.1 mi
  • Bird in the Hand: 0.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 44
  • Michigan Veteran's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Joseph E. Warner 1831-1914: 0.2 mi
  • YMCA Historic Column: 0.2 mi
  • First Regiment Michigan Engineers: 0.4 mi
  • The Kerns Hotel Fire/The Box 23 Club: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Gardens: 27
  • Shigematsu Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Edible Plant Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Perennial Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Cooley Gardens: 1.0 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.7 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.7 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.5 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.2 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.0 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 162°320 m18.8 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 197°296 m23.4 mi
Mount NethawayENE 61°267 m22.1 mi
Hog IslandENE 68°259 m23.3 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE 19°238 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12380405861

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