Ranney Park
Ranney Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 260 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ehinger Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lansing
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 124.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ehinger Park: 0.4 mi
- Kircher Park: 0.5 mi
- Harrison Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Glenhaven Park: 0.6 mi
- Shaw Water Tower Park: 0.6 mi
- Victoria: 0.9 mi
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson: 0.9 mi
- Spartan Statue: 0.9 mi
- Twyla: 1.2 mi
- Cassiopeia: 1.3 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Ashton Lakes Park: 1.9 mi
- Sanford Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fenner Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Zolton Ferency Memorial Rock: 0.9 mi
- Botanical Laboratory: 1.0 mi
- Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 1.2 mi
- The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 1.2 mi
- Saints' Rest: 1.2 mi
- Lilac Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Foster Garden: 0.9 mi
- Demonstration Gardens;The Garden Project Demonstration Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- TillUtopia: 0.9 mi
- Michigan State University Museum: 1.2 mi
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 1.6 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 2.3 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 2.3 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 0.8 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 1.2 mi
- The Rock: 1.5 mi
- Old Town: 2.4 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 2.6 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.4 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.4 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 6.4 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 11.3 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 11.3 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 4.6 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 18.0 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 20.1 mi
- Hog Island: 21.2 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 22.7 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 24.1 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 14.9 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 15.1 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 12.7 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ranney Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | S 169° | 320 m | 18.0 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 203° | 296 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | ENE 57° | 267 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hog Island | ENE 65° | 259 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | NNE 13° | 238 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:37 | 21:20 |
| 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel497 obs
- Mallard447 obs
- Canada Goose392 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel195 obs
- American Robin184 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle178 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee176 obs
- eastern black walnut161 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/25732669
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