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Scott Woods Park

Scott Woods Park from directly overhead

Scott Woods Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyons Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Lansing

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70252, -84.53067

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 45
  • Fenner Nature Center: 0.7 mi
  • Bear Lake Natural Area: 1.3 mi
  • Red Cedar Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Sycamore Creek Property: 2.8 mi
  • Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 44
Gardens: 27
  • Backyard Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Sensory Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • TillUtopia: 1.8 mi
  • Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Paradise Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Museums: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.0 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.0 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 6.5 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.5 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 17.6 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 163°320 m16.0 mi
Jerusalem HillsSSW 204°297 m23.7 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 202°296 m21.4 mi
Mount NethawayNE 54°267 m22.5 mi
Hog IslandENE 61°259 m23.5 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, 3 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer553 obs
  • Painted Turtle142 obs
  • Canada Goose129 obs
  • Mallard122 obs
  • American Robin110 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel101 obs
  • American Red Squirrel96 obs
  • Northern Cardinal94 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/40139776

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