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Scott Sunken Garden

Scott Sunken Garden from directly overhead

Scott Sunken Garden is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 126 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.72460, -84.55414

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • REO Town Sign: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas McIntyre Cooley: 0.4 mi
  • Austin Blair, War Governor of Michigan: 0.6 mi
  • The Rise and Progress of Michigan: 0.6 mi
  • Sundance: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
Nature reserves: 44
  • Fenner Nature Center: 2.1 mi
  • Red Cedar Natural Area: 2.6 mi
  • Bear Lake Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
  • Ashton Lakes Park: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Cooley Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Edible Plant Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Perennial Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Shigematsu Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.0 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.0 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.2 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.6 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.9 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 161°320 m17.9 mi
Jerusalem HillsSSW 200°297 m24.7 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 197°296 m22.4 mi
Mount NethawayENE 59°267 m22.7 mi
Hog IslandENE 65°259 m23.8 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE 18°238 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard124 obs
  • Canada Goose73 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel70 obs
  • American Robin62 obs
  • House Sparrow58 obs
  • Northern Map Turtle47 obs
  • Northern Cardinal46 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee42 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/707142684

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