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Potter Park

Potter Park from directly overhead

Potter Park is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Trager Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Dates from 1915.

Wikidata Q7235282, matched on coordinates and name (773 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Potter Park Presented to Lansing by James W. and Sarah J. Potter 1913

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71850, -84.53780

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 44
  • Fenner Nature Center: 1.2 mi
  • Red Cedar Natural Area: 1.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
  • Sanford Natural Area: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 42
Gardens: 25
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 5.1 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 7.2 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 10.6 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.7 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Peaks: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE320 m17.2 mi
Jerusalem HillsSSW297 m24.6 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW296 m22.3 mi
Mount NethawayENE267 m22.2 mi
Hog IslandENE259 m23.3 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE238 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3721:21
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 °F252736485969727164524030
Precip in2.11.61.73.64.43.83.43.43.23.12.61.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11738080631

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