- Elevation, modelled
- 246 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)405 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Monroe Street (M125)27.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:15local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2983, -83.6617
Gaffield Children's Garden is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled 246 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Face Of Infinity, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 27 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaffield Children's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 336° | 405 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNW 336° | 399 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | N 8° | 351 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Omich | N 10° | 347 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | W 280° | 344 m | 21.7 mi |
| Teeple Hill | NNE 13° | 336 m | 23.7 mi |
| Peak 1083 | NNE 14° | 330 m | 23.8 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 283° | 328 m | 22.3 mi |
- 27.3 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
- 28.6 mi off the Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage TrailNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Face Of Infinity: 0.0 mi
- Kinetic Wind Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- The Golden Beacon: 1.8 mi
- Stations of the Cross: 2.3 mi
- Canoe Fan: 2.3 mi
- University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Ravine Park: 0.6 mi
- Brandon Park: 1.1 mi
- Greenbrier Park: 1.3 mi
- Folkstone Park: 1.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Area: 1.1 mi
- Tom A. Freeman Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Cherry Hill Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Raymond F. Goodrich Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Horner-McLaughlin Woods: 1.7 mi
- Palmer House: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Point: 3.5 mi
- Decode: 4.1 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 4.3 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 4.9 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 1.9 mi
- Terhune Pioneer Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Spanish-American War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 4.0 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Perennial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden: 0.0 mi
- Bonsai and Penjing Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Medicinal Plant Garden: 0.1 mi
- Commons: 0.1 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 3.9 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 4.3 mi
- Michigan Firehouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- Cobblestone Farm: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.2 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 2.8 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 14.0 mi
- Peach Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 15.5 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 18.1 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 18.3 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.1 mi
- Martindale Beach: 15.9 mi
- Maple Beach: 16.3 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.1 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 18.9 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.9 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 23.6 mi
- Rawsonville: 8.0 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:20 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, under a mile away.
- Common Garter Snake173 obs
- White-tailed Deer169 obs
- Pharaoh Cicada158 obs
- Green Frog131 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary117 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage103 obs
- Painted Turtle95 obs
- Wild Turkey94 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Carleton · 22 mi
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Monroe County · 27 mi
- Monroe · 30 mi
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