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Spartan Village Picnic Shelter

Spartan Village Picnic Shelter from directly overhead

Spartan Village Picnic Shelter is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan State University

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71834, -84.50166

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Victoria: 0.8 mi
  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson: 0.8 mi
  • Totem Pole: 1.0 mi
  • Spartan Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Windows: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 45
  • Red Cedar Natural Area: 0.7 mi
  • Fenner Nature Center: 1.1 mi
  • Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Lake Natural Area: 1.6 mi
  • Sanford Natural Area: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Botanical Laboratory: 1.3 mi
  • Saints' Rest: 1.4 mi
  • Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture: 1.4 mi
  • The Nation's Pioneer Land-Grant University: 1.5 mi
  • Women's Building Justin Morrill Hall: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Lilac Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • TillUtopia: 0.9 mi
  • Poppin Fresh Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Paradise Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Foster Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.1 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 4.1 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 5.6 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 11.8 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.0 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillS 169°320 m16.7 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 204°296 m23.0 mi
Mount NethawayNE 54°267 m20.7 mi
Hog IslandENE 61°259 m21.6 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE 12°238 m24.0 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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/264536754

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