Ring of Bright Water II
Ring of Bright Water II is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oden State Fish Hatchery, a park 0.2 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Sculpture of two river otters in a playful repose. Donated in June 2015 by Deane Know, owner and CEO of Knox Galleries of Harbor Springs, Michigan, and Beaver Creek, Colorado.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Oden State Fish Hatchery: 0.2 mi
- Little Traverse Township Boat Launch: 0.8 mi
- Gazebo Park: 0.9 mi
- Oden Field: 0.9 mi
- Walter Dow Park: 1.0 mi
- Brian Leonard Granger Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Sally and Art Hailand Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Helstrom Family Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Point Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Oden Island Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Pintail Peak: 3.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 3.7 mi
- Nub's Knob: 4.0 mi
- Graham Benchmark: 6.1 mi
- Mount Pisage: 6.4 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.1 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.3 mi
- Steep Climb: 5.6 mi
- Highpoint Corner: 6.8 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Blackbird Museum: 6.7 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 9.3 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 6.2 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 6.3 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 6.3 mi
- Peace Pole: 6.5 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Children Playing: 8.0 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 10.5 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 10.6 mi
- Block M Rock: 13.0 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 19.7 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 6.2 mi
- Harris Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 7.0 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 12.4 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 7.0 mi
- Devoe Beach: 10.9 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 16.9 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 21.8 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 12.5 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 19.0 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 23.2 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 24.8 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 3.4 mi
- Shotto Spring: 5.0 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 6.6 mi
- Steak Ride: 13.6 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 18.9 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ring of Bright Water II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SSE 163° | 438 m | 20.3 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | NW 304° | 405 m | 6.1 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NW 317° | 398 m | 4.0 mi |
| Emmet Heights | NW 306° | 395 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | NW 315° | 393 m | 3.7 mi |
| Chandler Hills | S 169° | 382 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SSE 162° | 372 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pintail Peak | NW 312° | 368 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:46 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:10 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey Ncmc, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12899764929
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