Hidden Lake Gardens
Hidden Lake Gardens is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 290 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hosta Hillside, a garden 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 168 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan State University
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 167.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand Lake Public Access: 1.5 mi
- Loch Erin park: 1.8 mi
- W. J. Hayes State Park: 2.9 mi
- Onsted Park: 4.1 mi
- Cambridge Junction Roadside Park: 4.3 mi
- Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 9.3 mi
- Sky Miles: 21.0 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.1 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.1 mi
- The Upside Down: 21.1 mi
- Frances Broehl Memorial No. 1 Nature Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Watkins Lake County Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Riverbend Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Columbia Nature Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
- Leonard Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.4 mi
- Irish Hill: 7.8 mi
- Hatt Hill: 16.8 mi
- Bundy Hill: 17.8 mi
- Kelso Ridge: 17.9 mi
- Lenawee County Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 16.1 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 16.1 mi
- Hudson Museum: 17.4 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 19.2 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 13.9 mi
- Mill Pond Painted Rock: 19.0 mi
- Reality T.V.: 20.2 mi
- Beverley Simmons Bunny: 20.2 mi
- Summer Night Tree: 21.2 mi
- White Deer of Tecumseh: 9.3 mi
- Historical monuments, war veterans: 10.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Woodstock Manual Labor Institute: 12.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Hosta Hillside: 0.2 mi
- Holy Faith Food Garden: 19.9 mi
- Ella Sharp Rose Garden: 20.2 mi
- Saline Rec Center Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Trestle Park Comfort Station: 9.5 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hidden Lake Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Ridge | WSW 250° | 387 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bundy Hill | W 276° | 381 m | 17.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 271° | 372 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hatt Hill | WNW 301° | 348 m | 16.8 mi |
| Irish Hill | W 263° | 344 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | N 4° | 344 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | NNW 345° | 338 m | 19.5 mi |
| Big Kame | N 3° | 328 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:34 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:23 | 17:09 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton 2wnw, under a mile away.
- sassafras13 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth13 obs
- winged euonymus12 obs
- mayapple10 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail9 obs
- broad-leaved sweet pea8 obs
- red columbine7 obs
- large white trillium7 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/25457725
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