Ott Biological Preserve
Ott Biological Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Dixon Hall stands 332 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Pines Park, a park 0.9 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Calhoun County
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kimball Pines Park: 0.9 mi
- Barnes Park: 1.3 mi
- Post Park: 1.7 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Park: 1.9 mi
- Hamilton Park: 2.0 mi
- Full Blast: 3.3 mi
- 2nd Stream: 9.8 mi
- Harmonia: 9.9 mi
- 1st Stream: 9.9 mi
- Harmonia Again: 9.9 mi
- McAllister Road Property: 3.3 mi
- Wanondoger Creek Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Pennfield Bog Nature Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Betty and Ralph Campbell Memorial Plant Preserve at Helmer Brook: 6.4 mi
- LB Acres: 7.0 mi
- Kimball House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Battle Creek Regional History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Historic Adventist Village: 3.9 mi
- Kingman Museum: 4.7 mi
- Leila Park Children's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Sojourner Truth Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Friendship Park Stone Marker: 3.0 mi
- The Creek: 3.1 mi
- Compass Pole Monument: 3.3 mi
- Wind-Driven Rotating Mobile: 3.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Dyer Kiln: 9.9 mi
- Rose Park Veteran's Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Art Deco: 23.6 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 23.6 mi
- Dixon Hall: 14.9 mi
- Stony Point Hill: 16.6 mi
- The Hogback: 17.8 mi
- Jerusalem Hills: 21.2 mi
- Holibaugh Hills: 23.3 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Turkeyville Rest Area 722: 6.7 mi
- Marshall Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Tree Garden: 21.6 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 23.4 mi
- Willard Beach: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ott Biological Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Hall | SSE 164° | 332 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jerusalem Hills | ENE 76° | 297 m | 21.2 mi |
| Holibaugh Hills | ENE 73° | 296 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | SSE 162° | 286 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Hogback | NW 309° | 282 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:39 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Creek Kellogg AP, 6 mi away.
- red columbine12 obs
- Variable Dancer10 obs
- wild bergamot9 obs
- wild geranium8 obs
- common jewelweed8 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage8 obs
- American pokeweed6 obs
- bittersweet nightshade6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/479627758
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