- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Briar Hill410 m · 25.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:33local time
- Coordinates
- 44.7569, -85.6104
Sun is a artwork in Michigan, at a modelled 180 m. Briar Hill stands 410 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hull Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Three-foot fiberglass sphere
- Material
- fiberglass
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | S 187° | 410 m | 25.0 mi |
| Exodus Hill | W 278° | 370 m | 4.9 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | WNW 285° | 355 m | 5.9 mi |
| Varney Hill | W 276° | 337 m | 13.3 mi |
| Champion Hill | WSW 249° | 337 m | 22.0 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 214° | 332 m | 16.7 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SW 230° | 332 m | 25.0 mi |
| Warner Hill | W 271° | 331 m | 13.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hull Park: 0.0 mi
- Children's Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
- Kayak Launch Park: 0.3 mi
- F & M Park: 0.4 mi
- Jupiter Gardens: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Miller Creek Nature Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Mitchell Creek Nature Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Pelizzari Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Hickory Forest Natural Area: 3.2 mi
Museums: 25
- Dennos Museum Center: 1.2 mi
- Music House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 11.9 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 12.1 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
Peaks: 25
- Wayne Hill: 2.4 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hickory Hill: 2.9 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 3.0 mi
- McCrea Hill: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 23
- Mercury: 0.0 mi
- Venus: 0.1 mi
- Earth: 0.1 mi
- Mars: 0.2 mi
- Autumn, 1989: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 19
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 1.6 mi
- The Cistern: 1.8 mi
- Suspendend Overlook: 3.6 mi
- Rope Swing: 5.4 mi
- S-Curve: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 15
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 0.5 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 0.6 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 1.9 mi
- Northrup Grave: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 12
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 0.1 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 0.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 1.9 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 12
- West End Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 13.8 mi
- Haserot Beach: 15.4 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 15.5 mi
- Public Access: 16.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Dodge Spring: 16.8 mi
- Marl Springs: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Chuck Wagon: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Jacktown: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Empire Bluffs: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
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