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Robert S. Shaw Park

Robert S. Shaw Park from directly overhead

Robert S. Shaw Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Corey Cafagna Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

"...a pleasant 1.3 acre neighborhood mixed use park."

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74337, -84.48912

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Twyla: 0.8 mi
  • Spartan Statue: 0.9 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 0.9 mi
  • Anima Librata: 0.9 mi
  • Bird: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 45
Nature reserves: 44
Gardens: 28
  • Slater Commuity Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Lilac Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Towar Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Foster Garden: 1.8 mi
  • TillUtopia: 1.8 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 5.6 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 5.6 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 6.2 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 10.4 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 14.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillS 172°320 m18.3 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 204°296 m24.8 mi
Mount NethawayENE 57°267 m19.2 mi
Hog IslandENE 65°259 m20.3 mi
Bradshaw HillN 11°238 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0120:3721:20
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485969727164524030
Precip in2.11.61.73.64.43.83.43.43.23.12.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Lansing 4 S, 5 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel539 obs
  • Mallard477 obs
  • Canada Goose394 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort268 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee252 obs
  • yellow trout lily246 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty221 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle213 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/257038135

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