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Michigan League

Michigan League from directly overhead

Michigan League is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunday Morning in Deep Waters, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

student center at the University of Michigan

Dates from 1929.

Wikidata Q140499584, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27926, -83.73803

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ingalls Mall: 0.0 mi
  • Felch Park: 0.1 mi
  • The Diag: 0.1 mi
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Hanover Square: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 17
Beaches: 9
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.3 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 349°405 m18.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)N 349°399 m18.4 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 17°351 m24.6 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 286°344 m18.2 mi
Sackrider HillW 274°338 m24.1 mi
Big KameWNW 290°328 m18.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 283°327 m19.3 mi
Stofer HillWNW 291°321 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465868727062513929
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.84.23.93.33.02.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9424320177

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