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Erickson Park

Erickson Park from directly overhead

Erickson Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Delta, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 130 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68944, -84.66379

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Sail: 2.6 mi
  • Bridge Between Banks: 3.2 mi
  • Fish Bike Rack: 5.7 mi
  • Sound Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Polaris Ring: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 43
Gardens: 26
  • Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Webster Farms Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Perennial Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Don's Windmill: 1.2 mi
  • White Capitol House: 6.3 mi
  • Michigan State Capitol: 6.3 mi
  • Old Town: 7.1 mi
  • Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 4.6 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 7.9 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 9.9 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 9.9 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSE 142°320 m18.4 mi
Jerusalem HillsS 188°297 m21.0 mi
Holibaugh HillsS 183°296 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2719:0119:38
December solstice08:0616:2317:09

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, 7 mi away.

  • mayapple94 obs
  • common buckthorn91 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom73 obs
  • creeping thistle60 obs
  • common pawpaw59 obs
  • Japanese barberry58 obs
  • sensitive fern46 obs
  • Widow Skimmer41 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/59568680

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