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Hog Island

Hog Island, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Island rises to 259 m in Michigan. Genesee County High Point stands 315 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Looking Glass Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 111 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33139650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86725, -84.12608

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lion's Park: 3.1 mi
  • West Shiatown Park: 5.0 mi
  • East Shiatown Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bennington Township Park: 5.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 48
Historic sites: 29
  • Knaggs Bridge Area: 4.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
  • Old Homestead: 16.9 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
  • The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 26
Gardens: 22
Museums: 22
  • Williamston Depot Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Bath School Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Meridian Historical Village: 17.5 mi
  • Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame: 17.8 mi
  • Flushing Area Museum: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 9.9 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 14.8 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 19.3 mi
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 20.1 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 13.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Clover Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 22.3 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Nethaway: 2.9 mi
  • Bradshaw Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Genesee County High Point: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Genesee County High PointESE 105°315 m21.5 mi
Mount NethawayNW 309°267 m2.9 mi
Bradshaw HillNW 313°238 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice05:5920:3621:19
September equinox07:2418:5819:36
December solstice08:0516:2017:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232434465868727062503829
Precip in2.21.52.03.34.13.93.23.22.93.12.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durand Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 628387 — Hog Island, Shiawassee County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353939636

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