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Elmhurst Park

Elmhurst Park from directly overhead

Elmhurst Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Park, a park 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Lansing

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70787, -84.57411

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • REO Town Sign: 1.6 mi
  • Polaris Ring: 1.7 mi
  • Thomas McIntyre Cooley: 1.9 mi
  • The Rise and Progress of Michigan: 2.0 mi
  • Austin Blair, War Governor of Michigan: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 44
Gardens: 27
Museums: 21
Rest areas: 9
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.0 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.0 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.8 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 8.8 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Michigan State Capitol: 2.0 mi
  • White Capitol House: 2.1 mi
  • Old Town: 3.0 mi
  • Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 3.8 mi
  • Don's Windmill: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 18.4 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 156°320 m17.1 mi
Jerusalem HillsSSW 198°297 m23.3 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 196°296 m21.0 mi
Mount NethawayENE 58°267 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
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 °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 5 mi away.

  • Mallard45 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel25 obs
  • American Robin24 obs
  • Monarch24 obs
  • ground-ivy22 obs
  • Northern Cardinal21 obs
  • House Sparrow21 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade20 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/479960308

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