Eastgate Park
Eastgate Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cedar River East Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Meridian Charter Township
How to reach it
- 124.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harris Nature Center: 0.4 mi
- Red Cedar Roadside Park: 0.6 mi
- Ted Black Woods: 0.9 mi
- Legg Park: 0.9 mi
- Williamstown Township Park: 1.5 mi
- Welcome: 4.5 mi
- Pegasus: 5.3 mi
- Orpheus: 5.3 mi
- Liberty Hyde Baily: 5.4 mi
- Sun Seed: 5.4 mi
- Red Cedar River East Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Ponderosa Land Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Foster-Crouse Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Davis/Foster Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Tihart/Cornell Wetland Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture: 5.9 mi
- Saints' Rest: 6.0 mi
- The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 6.0 mi
- Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 6.0 mi
- Botanical Laboratory: 6.2 mi
- Lake O' The Hills Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Towar Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lilac Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Der Happy Hallow Garden: 7.5 mi
- TillUtopia: 7.6 mi
- Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame: 3.0 mi
- Meridian Historical Village: 3.0 mi
- Williamston Depot Museum: 4.3 mi
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: 5.8 mi
- Michigan State University Museum: 6.0 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 2.6 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.9 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.9 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 8.2 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 15.5 mi
- The Rock: 5.7 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 6.0 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 7.9 mi
- Old Town: 9.6 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 9.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 4.4 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 11.3 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 15.8 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 16.6 mi
- Hog Island: 16.8 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 24.6 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 15.7 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.9 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 19.8 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eastgate Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | SSW 193° | 320 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | NE 37° | 267 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hog Island | NE 47° | 259 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | N 356° | 238 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:21 | 17:07 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Lansing 4 S, 6 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty78 obs
- large white trillium77 obs
- bloodroot76 obs
- Dutchman's breeches68 obs
- mayapple58 obs
- blue phlox58 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom57 obs
- Purple Cress51 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/575093673
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