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Spengler Marsh

Spengler Marsh from directly overhead

Spengler Marsh is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Lansing North Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 122 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Meridian Charter Township

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.75338, -84.39402

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Orpheus: 4.4 mi
  • Anima Librata: 4.4 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 4.5 mi
  • Bird: 4.5 mi
  • Pegasus: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 43
Gardens: 27
Museums: 19
Rest areas: 9
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 5.3 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 6.0 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 7.4 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 7.4 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 1.2 mi
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 12.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillS 187°320 m19.0 mi
Mount NethawayNE 49°267 m14.9 mi
Hog IslandENE 60°259 m15.7 mi
Bradshaw HillN 359°238 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0020:3721:20
September equinox07:2618:5919:37
December solstice08:0616:2117:07

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1232723332

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