Gerald W. Graves Park
Gerald W. Graves Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Benjamin Davis Park, a park 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 130 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lansing
How to reach it
- 130.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benjamin Davis Park: 0.8 mi
- Hillborn Park: 1.2 mi
- McKinch Park: 1.3 mi
- Wainwright Park: 1.3 mi
- Risdale Park: 1.3 mi
- Bridge Between Banks: 3.3 mi
- Sail: 3.5 mi
- REO Town Sign: 4.4 mi
- Polaris Ring: 4.4 mi
- Thomas McIntyre Cooley: 4.6 mi
- Holt-Eifert Road Property: 3.7 mi
- Windsor Township State Game Area: 3.7 mi
- Sycamore Creek Property: 4.7 mi
- Fenner Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Bear Lake Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Gunn School: 2.7 mi
- H. Lee Bancroft: 3.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Dimondale Dam: 3.3 mi
- Potter Park: 4.4 mi
- Webster Farms Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- North School Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.1 mi
- Michigan History Museum: 4.5 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 4.8 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 4.9 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 5.0 mi
- Turner-Dodge House: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 3.2 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 6.5 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 6.5 mi
- Potterville Rest Area 829: 6.5 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 9.8 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 10.5 mi
- Don's Windmill: 3.0 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 4.8 mi
- White Capitol House: 4.8 mi
- Old Town: 5.8 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 6.5 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 15.6 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 18.3 mi
- Jerusalem Hills: 20.6 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 21.1 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 21.1 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 21.2 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 9.8 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gerald W. Graves Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | SSE 149° | 320 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jerusalem Hills | SSW 197° | 297 m | 20.6 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 194° | 296 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:14 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:23 | 17:08 |
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.
- mayapple29 obs
- Japanese barberry26 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty20 obs
- creeping Jenny18 obs
- false rue anemone16 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage15 obs
- yellow trout lily14 obs
- bloodroot13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/588271554
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