Blue Star Memorial
Blue Star Memorial is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America SPONSORED BY The Garden Club of Greater Lansing a member of Michigan Garden Clubs, Inc. IN COOPERATION WITH The City of Lansing AND Friends of Frances Park
How to reach it
- 127.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frances Park: 0.1 mi
- Grand River Park: 0.3 mi
- Lewton Park: 0.4 mi
- Quentin Park: 0.9 mi
- Ingham Park: 0.9 mi
- Polaris Ring: 1.7 mi
- Sail: 2.0 mi
- REO Town Sign: 2.1 mi
- Thomas McIntyre Cooley: 2.1 mi
- The Rise and Progress of Michigan: 2.1 mi
- Fenner Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Capital City Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Bear Lake Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Windsor Township State Game Area: 5.0 mi
- H. Lee Bancroft: 0.1 mi
- Michigan Vietnam Monument: 1.8 mi
- First Michigan Sharpshooters: 2.2 mi
- Lansing Labor Holiday: 2.2 mi
- First Regiment Michigan Engineers: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
- Perennial Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.7 mi
- Cooley Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Michigan History Museum: 1.7 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 2.4 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 2.4 mi
- Turner-Dodge House: 3.1 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 3.3 mi
- White Capitol House: 2.1 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 2.1 mi
- Old Town: 3.0 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 4.2 mi
- Don's Windmill: 4.6 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 7.1 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 7.1 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 8.4 mi
- Potterville Rest Area 829: 8.5 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 0.1 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 18.1 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 21.4 mi
- Jerusalem Hills: 23.6 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 24.5 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 18.2 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 18.4 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.4 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 8.7 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Star Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | SSE 155° | 320 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jerusalem Hills | SSW 196° | 297 m | 23.6 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 193° | 296 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | ENE 60° | 267 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:22 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13960473428
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