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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. 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

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: 46
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
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
Gardens: 21
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 7
  • 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 PointESE315 m21.5 mi
Mount NethawayNW267 m2.9 mi
Bradshaw HillNW238 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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