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Spring Creek State Game Area

Spring Creek State Game Area from directly overhead

Spring Creek State Game Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Lake Public Access, a park 2.7 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06256, -85.59352

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barton Lake Public Access: 2.7 mi
  • Swan Park: 4.0 mi
  • Clark Park: 4.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 5.0 mi
  • Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 32
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 5
  • God's Garden: 7.3 mi
  • People's Plot: 9.1 mi
  • People's Plot: 9.1 mi
  • Mushroom garden: 9.1 mi
  • Bell's Beer Garden: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Galesburg Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Alamo Rest Area 709: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 22.0 mi
  • Battle Creek Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillWSW 237°334 m14.2 mi
Mount MiserySW 231°317 m12.0 mi
Colon MountainSE 125°287 m14.0 mi
Prospect HillWNW 302°244 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:0720:4021:22
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0816:2917:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.82.12.33.44.44.14.03.93.63.73.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1010650376

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