Shaw Water Tower Park
Shaw Water Tower Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Court Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 123.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Court Park: 0.3 mi
- Glenhaven Park: 0.4 mi
- Robert S. Shaw Park: 0.5 mi
- Ehinger Park: 0.6 mi
- Ranney Park: 0.6 mi
- Spartan Statue: 1.1 mi
- Twyla: 1.2 mi
- Victoria: 1.2 mi
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson: 1.3 mi
- Cassiopeia: 1.3 mi
- Zolton Ferency Memorial Rock: 0.8 mi
- Botanical Laboratory: 1.1 mi
- Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 1.2 mi
- The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 1.2 mi
- Saints' Rest: 1.3 mi
- Red Cedar Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Ashton Lakes Park: 1.3 mi
- Azaadiikaa Park: 1.6 mi
- Sanford Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Towar Woods Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Slater Commuity Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lilac Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Foster Garden: 1.5 mi
- Demonstration Gardens;The Garden Project Demonstration Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Michigan State University Museum: 1.3 mi
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- African World Museum and Resource Center: 2.2 mi
- Impression 5 Science Center: 2.7 mi
- R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: 2.7 mi
- Michigan Millers Fire Engine: 0.9 mi
- John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower: 1.2 mi
- The Rock: 1.6 mi
- Old Town: 2.6 mi
- Michigan State Capitol: 3.0 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.8 mi
- Holt Rest Area 810: 5.8 mi
- Okemos Rest Area 811: 6.6 mi
- DeWitt Rest Area 831: 10.7 mi
- Woodbury Rest Area 830: 10.8 mi
- Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.1 mi
- Teaspoon Hill: 18.5 mi
- Mount Nethaway: 19.5 mi
- Hog Island: 20.7 mi
- Bradshaw Hill: 22.1 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 24.7 mi
- Bitcoin Beach North: 14.3 mi
- Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 14.5 mi
- Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 21.9 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 12.9 mi
- Baldwin Park artesian well: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaw Water Tower Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon Hill | S 171° | 320 m | 18.5 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | SSW 203° | 296 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Nethaway | ENE 58° | 267 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hog Island | ENE 66° | 259 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | NNE 12° | 238 m | 22.1 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, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel476 obs
- Mallard436 obs
- Canada Goose368 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel170 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle153 obs
- American Robin149 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee139 obs
- common buckthorn137 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/777222188
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