Looking Glass Natural Area
Looking Glass Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Genesee County High Point stands 315 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hog Island, a peak 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 111 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 110.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion's Park: 3.6 mi
- Bennington Township Park: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- West Shiatown Park: 5.3 mi
- East Shiatown Park: 5.4 mi
- Welcome: 14.4 mi
- Welcome: 19.1 mi
- Anima Librata: 19.6 mi
- Orpheus: 19.6 mi
- Cassiopeia: 19.6 mi
- Soloc Wildlands Pond: 7.4 mi
- Lake Lansing North Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Spengler Marsh: 15.2 mi
- Harper Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Foster-Crouse Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Knaggs Bridge Area: 5.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Old Homestead: 17.4 mi
- Linden Veterans Memorial: 18.8 mi
- The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 19.7 mi
- Jan Nash Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
- JonBoy's Plant Paradise: 15.1 mi
- Lake O' The Hills Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Towar Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Tyrone Sunken Garden: 20.3 mi
- Williamston Depot Museum: 14.6 mi
- Bath School Museum: 16.1 mi
- Meridian Historical Village: 17.0 mi
- Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame: 17.3 mi
- Flushing Area Museum: 19.4 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 9.4 mi
- Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 15.2 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 19.0 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 19.5 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 20.3 mi
- The Pines: 17.6 mi
- Lookout Platform: 18.0 mi
- The Rock: 19.8 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 19.9 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 21.1 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 12.8 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 14.9 mi
- Clover Beach: 18.5 mi
- Overnight Beach: 22.9 mi
- Hog Island: 0.5 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 2.5 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 18.8 mi
- Genesee County High Point: 22.0 mi
- Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 14.0 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Looking Glass Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee County High Point | ESE 105° | 315 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | NW 316° | 267 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hog Island | E 91° | 259 m | 0.5 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | NW 314° | 238 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:20 | 17:06 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durand Wwtp, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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