Lansing/Town of Michigan
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. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 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
- 125.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sundance: 0.0 mi
- Austin Blair, War Governor of Michigan: 0.0 mi
- The Rise and Progress of Michigan: 0.1 mi
- Let Me In: 0.2 mi
- Thomas McIntyre Cooley: 0.2 mi
- 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
- Fenner Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bear Lake Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Ashton Lakes Park: 3.7 mi
- Azaadiikaa Park: 4.0 mi
- Lansing Labor Holiday: 0.0 mi
- First Regiment Michigan Engineers: 0.1 mi
- First Michigan Sharpshooters: 0.1 mi
- The Kerns Hotel Fire/The Box 23 Club: 0.2 mi
- Remembrance Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Shigematsu Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Edible Plant Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cooley Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Scott Sunken Garden: 0.6 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 0.3 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 0.3 mi
- Michigan History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Turner-Dodge House: 1.2 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 1.6 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 0.1 mi
- White Capitol House: 0.2 mi
- Old Town: 1.0 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 2.0 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 3.6 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 6.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Teaspoon Hill: 18.4 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 22.3 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 23.0 mi
- Hog Island: 23.5 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 23.6 mi
- 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
- Grand Ledge cliff: 10.2 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 20.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | SSE 162° | 320 m | 18.4 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 197° | 296 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | ENE 60° | 267 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hog Island | ENE 67° | 259 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | NNE 19° | 238 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| 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/12544309522
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