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Lansing/Town of Michigan

Lansing/Town of Michigan from directly overhead

Lansing/Town of Michigan is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sundance, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.

Dates from 1835.

Wikidata Q28237, matched on coordinates and name (556 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1991

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73377, -84.55349

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Wentworth Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Darryl J. Parsell Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reutter Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ferris Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Historic sites: 42
Gardens: 25
Museums: 21
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.4 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.4 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.3 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.7 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE320 m18.4 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW296 m23.0 mi
Mount NethawayENE267 m22.3 mi
Hog IslandENE259 m23.5 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE238 m23.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12544309522

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