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Spyglass Beach

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Spyglass Beach from directly overhead

Spyglass Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottawa Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78131, -86.21061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Idlewood Beach Association: 1.1 mi
  • Tunnel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sanctuary Woods: 1.2 mi
  • Virginia Park Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Virginia Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Attractions: 15
Beaches: 9
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 5.7 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 14.6 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 19.2 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillESE 123°242 m17.0 mi
BaldyS 172°233 m2.6 mi
Mount BaldheadS 180°233 m8.3 mi
Pelican PeakS 177°221 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0720:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1316:2817:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735465766716962513930
Precip in2.72.01.93.34.14.23.23.73.34.43.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland WTP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1410067707

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