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Summer Night Tree

Summer Night Tree from directly overhead

Summer Night Tree is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucky Harris Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 156 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1978-05
Material
steel

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24760, -84.40402

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 2.9 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.2 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.2 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.2 mi
  • The Upside Down: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Peaks: 18
Museums: 14
  • Ella Sharp Museum: 2.4 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 9.5 mi
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Concord Universalist Church: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Grow: 0.3 mi
  • Have A Nice Day: 0.4 mi
  • Defense of the Flag: 0.5 mi
  • Defense of the Flag: 0.5 mi
  • Beverley Simmons Bunny: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Sandstone Rest Area 819: 4.8 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 8.3 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelso RidgeS 185°387 m21.2 mi
Bundy HillSSW 192°381 m13.6 mi
Prospect HillSSE 153°372 m16.6 mi
Hatt HillS 175°348 m6.4 mi
Irish HillSSE 156°344 m17.6 mi
Cassidy KameENE 66°344 m18.0 mi
Sackrider HillENE 69°338 m10.6 mi
Big KameENE 62°328 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0220:3621:18
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0416:2417:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063514030
Precip in1.71.51.92.93.43.63.43.83.02.92.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson Reynolds FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3230080048

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