Park · Michigan
Greenpoint Nature Center
Greenpoint Nature Center is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. The nearest named place is US Fish and Wildlife Service, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 74 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates43.39244, -83.98387
- 73.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: 0.3 mi
- Saginaw River Headwaters Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Sandhill Park: 1.1 mi
- Wickes Park: 1.1 mi
- Zauel Park: 1.5 mi
Museums: 30
- Saginaw Railway Museum: 1.0 mi
- Theodore Roethke House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Saginaw Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- Mid-Michigan Children's Museum: 3.4 mi
- Castle Museum of Saginaw County History: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 16
- Saginaw Art Museum Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.5 mi
- Art Miles Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Circle Area Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 9
- Dolphan Statue: 5.6 mi
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain: 8.4 mi
- I LOVE SVSU: 8.4 mi
- Annual Ring: 8.6 mi
- Family Sculpture: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Feldt-Houthoofd Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Al Kaner: 11.4 mi
- Gratitude to God ...: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Building Committee: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Wildlife Blind: 5.1 mi
- Boardwalk: 5.3 mi
- Wildlife Blind: 5.5 mi
- Silent Night Chapel: 13.7 mi
- Rope Swing: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bay City Rest Area 605: 9.6 mi
- Clio Rest Area 612: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Shiawassee River Plant Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Chippewa Nature Center: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Dead Man's Pass: 20.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:17 | 17:03 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saginaw #3, 2 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane19 obs
- Painted Turtle12 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog12 obs
- Northern Map Turtle7 obs
- Gray's sedge7 obs
- Eastern Foxsnake7 obs
- Common Garter Snake6 obs
- ground-ivy6 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/632377817
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Greenpoint Nature Center.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.