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Sleepy Hollow State Park

Sleepy Hollow State Park from directly overhead

Sleepy Hollow State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Mount Nethaway stands 267 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 110 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93005, -84.41878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Anima Librata: 13.9 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 13.9 mi
  • Twyla: 13.9 mi
  • Bird: 14.0 mi
  • Spartan Statue: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 27
Museums: 17
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 5.5 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 10.0 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 17.4 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 17.6 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 11.5 mi
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 2.2 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 4
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NethawayE 101°267 m12.8 mi
Hog IslandESE 106°259 m15.4 mi
Bradshaw HillN 5°238 m8.9 mi
The IslandNW 305°216 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0020:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2117:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475969737164524030
Precip in2.11.81.93.63.83.43.23.52.93.32.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 9 mi away.

  • cutleaf teasel18 obs
  • Wood Frog16 obs
  • Northern Leopard Frog14 obs
  • wild bergamot14 obs
  • White-tailed Deer13 obs
  • mayapple12 obs
  • American Toad12 obs
  • autumn olive11 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40134597

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