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Sanford Natural Area

Sanford Natural Area from directly overhead

Sanford Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Orpheus, a artwork 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.72794, -84.46791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Orpheus: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Hyde Baily: 0.5 mi
  • Sun Seed: 0.5 mi
  • Pegasus: 0.5 mi
  • Windows: 0.5 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 45
  • Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture: 0.6 mi
  • Saints' Rest: 0.7 mi
  • The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 0.7 mi
  • Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 0.7 mi
  • Botanical Laboratory: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Gardens: 28
  • Lilac Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • TillUtopia: 2.4 mi
  • Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Foster Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Paradise Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.5 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.5 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 4.7 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 10.0 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 1.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 14.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillS 175°320 m17.2 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 207°296 m24.3 mi
Mount NethawayNE 53°267 m18.9 mi
Hog IslandENE 61°259 m19.8 mi
Bradshaw HillN 8°238 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3721:20
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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel540 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort393 obs
  • yellow trout lily385 obs
  • Mallard377 obs
  • Canada Goose337 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty333 obs
  • large white trillium270 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee250 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/172086770

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