Charlotte State Game Area
Charlotte State Game Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park 1.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 144 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan DNR
How to reach it
- 143.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
- Bennet Park: 1.7 mi
- Southridge Park: 2.1 mi
- South Water Tower Park: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.6 mi
- Bridge Between Banks: 12.2 mi
- Fish Bike Rack: 16.4 mi
- Sound Garden: 16.4 mi
- "Waiting for the Mail": 16.4 mi
- Owl Bike Rack: 16.5 mi
- Dyer Kiln: 11.8 mi
- Dimondale Dam: 12.3 mi
- Gunn School: 15.4 mi
- Bell: 16.2 mi
- Delta Center Methodist Church: 16.4 mi
- Ackely Lake Public Access: 11.3 mi
- Voorhees Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Gale Road Grand River State Game Area: 12.2 mi
- Windsor Township State Game Area: 13.1 mi
- Brandt Woods: 14.5 mi
- Memorial Tree Garden: 1.8 mi
- Webster Farms Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- North School Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
- Courthouse Square Museum: 3.0 mi
- Michigan's G.A.R. Memorial Hall & Museum: 8.6 mi
- Mid Michigan Scout Museum: 9.2 mi
- Miller Farm Eaton Rapids Area Historcal Society: 9.2 mi
- Brueckner Museum: 17.7 mi
- Trail Map Kiosk: 1.8 mi
- Don's Windmill: 13.4 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 20.0 mi
- White Capitol House: 20.0 mi
- Sawmill: 20.5 mi
- Potterville Rest Area 829: 9.6 mi
- Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 15.9 mi
- Marshall Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 19.8 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 18.1 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 10.2 mi
- Jerusalem Hills: 10.7 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 19.8 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 14.7 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlotte State Game Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | E 98° | 320 m | 19.8 mi |
| Jerusalem Hills | SSE 150° | 297 m | 10.7 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SE 136° | 296 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:24 | 17:10 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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