Potter Park Zoo
The Potter Park Zoo is a 102-acre zoo located in Lansing, Michigan, within Lansing's Potter Park. Its mission is to Inspire people to conserve animals in the natural world.Photo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crego Park and Michigan State Capitol.
Crego Park
Park
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ralph William Crego was an American politician who served as Mayor of Lansing, Michigan from 1943 to 1961. Crego was born at Fife Lake, Michigan, and moved to Lansing at age 21.
Michigan State Capitol
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Michigan State Capitol is the building that houses the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the portion of the state capital of Lansing which lies in Ingham County. Michigan State Capitol is situated 2 miles northwest of Potter Park Zoo.
Lansing station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lansing station was a historic Canadian National Railway station in Lansing, Michigan. The station was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1978, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Lansing station is situated 1¼ miles west of Potter Park Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include REO Town and East Lansing.
REO Town
Neighborhood
Photo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0.
REO Town is a district in Lansing, Michigan, United States, located south of downtown. The neighborhood is bordered by West Malcolm X Street to the north; South Cedar Street BL I-96 to the east; West Mount Hope Avenue to the south; and Townsend Street, the Grand River, and South Martin Luther King Jr.
East Lansing
Photo: Jeffness, CC BY-SA 2.5.
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County, although a small portion extends north into Clinton County.
Edgemont Park
Village
Edgemont Park is a census-designated place in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Lansing Charter Township. The population was 2,326 at the 2020 census. Edgemont Park is situated 4 miles northwest of Potter Park Zoo.
Potter Park Zoo
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo in Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Lansing, Ingham, Central Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.71781° or 42° 43′ 4″ northLongitude
-84.52765° or 84° 31′ 40″ westOpen location code
86JQPF9C+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 26261543OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q7235282
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Satellite Map
Discover Potter Park Zoo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Navajo—“Potter Park Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بوتر بارك”
- Navajo: “Dilkʼischíítóodi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
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