Otsego County Demonstration Garden
Otsego County Demonstration Garden is a garden in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 421 m. Comstock Hills stands 439 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Freel Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Freel Park: 1.0 mi
- Claude Shannon Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Gaylord Gateway Trailhead: 1.2 mi
- Joseph N. Hale Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- George Doumas Park: 1.4 mi
- North Branch of the Boyne River Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Big Cedar Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Three Bears Mountain Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Eva and Vern Hanel, Jr. Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- The Meadows Boating Access Site: 17.3 mi
- Watson Hills: 7.5 mi
- Rosecrans Hill: 12.1 mi
- Redner Hill: 12.4 mi
- Deadmans Hill: 13.3 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Wings Mural: 1.1 mi
- Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 1.2 mi
- 4-Season Mural: 1.2 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 24.6 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 24.6 mi
- Otsego County Historical Society Museum: 1.2 mi
- Call of the Wild: 1.9 mi
- Logging Museum: 20.7 mi
- Visitor's Center: 20.9 mi
- Major Hartwick Museum: 20.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C: 20.0 mi
- Congregational United Church of Christ: 20.7 mi
- Big Rock: 21.3 mi
- Old mill ruins: 23.9 mi
- Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 15.3 mi
- Quick Dip: 18.1 mi
- The Boulder: 21.0 mi
- Browns Creek Pathway: 23.1 mi
- The Summit (hub): 23.2 mi
- North Beach: 7.6 mi
- Main Beach: 7.8 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 20.7 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 24.1 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 4.6 mi
- Gaylord Rest Area 405: 5.2 mi
- Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 20.3 mi
- Deward: 16.0 mi
- Shotto Spring: 23.1 mi
- Steak Ride: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Otsego County Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Hills | SE 127° | 439 m | 21.4 mi |
| Watson Hills | NNW 339° | 438 m | 7.5 mi |
| Redner Hill | SSE 163° | 430 m | 12.4 mi |
| Toll Hill | SSW 202° | 430 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSE 158° | 426 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rosecrans Hill | SSE 154° | 415 m | 12.1 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | W 271° | 393 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chandler Hills | NNW 334° | 382 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:45 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:11 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gaylord Otsego CO AP, 2 mi away.
- bladder campion20 obs
- hoary alyssum19 obs
- spotted knapweed16 obs
- Pine Grosbeak14 obs
- Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth14 obs
- common bracken12 obs
- black-eyed Susan12 obs
- Green Frog12 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.
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