Jones Lake Park
Jones Lake Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Harold A. Moore Park, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 123 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lansing
How to reach it
- 123.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harold A. Moore Park: 0.5 mi
- Valley-Turner Park: 0.8 mi
- Horsebrook Park: 0.9 mi
- Gier Park: 0.9 mi
- Reasoner Park: 1.0 mi
- Elementary: 2.0 mi
- Geometry: 2.0 mi
- Delight: 2.0 mi
- Newton’s Cube: 2.0 mi
- Reflections: 2.0 mi
- Ashton Lakes Park: 3.5 mi
- Azaadiikaa Park: 3.6 mi
- Capital City Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Richard A. Padgett Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Michigan Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Vivian Stauffer Memorial Grove: 2.1 mi
- YMCA Historic Column: 2.1 mi
- Joseph E. Warner 1831-1914: 2.2 mi
- First Regiment Michigan Engineers: 2.3 mi
- Shigematsu Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
- Perennial Butterfly Garden: 2.6 mi
- Slater Commuity Garden: 2.7 mi
- Edible Plant Garden: 2.8 mi
- Turner-Dodge House: 1.3 mi
- Michigan History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 2.5 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 2.6 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 3.7 mi
- Old Town: 1.5 mi
- White Capitol House: 2.3 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 2.4 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 2.8 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 4.7 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 8.1 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 8.5 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 8.5 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 9.3 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.8 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 20.8 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 21.6 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 21.6 mi
- Hog Island: 23.1 mi
- The Island: 23.9 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 14.4 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 14.7 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 19.9 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 9.8 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | SSE 163° | 320 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | ENE 66° | 267 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hog Island | ENE 73° | 259 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | NNE 22° | 238 m | 21.6 mi |
| The Island | NNW 339° | 216 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:38 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:22 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 2 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake16 obs
- Monarch15 obs
- Cross Orbweaver15 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom15 obs
- Northern Map Turtle14 obs
- Japanese Beetle14 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee14 obs
- Mourning Dove13 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/607827487
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