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Watson Hills

Watson Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Watson Hills rises to 438 m in Michigan. Redner Hill stands 430 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Park, a park 3.0 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33153410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
438 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.14390, -84.72170

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Village Park: 3.0 mi
  • Huffman Lake Township Park: 3.0 mi
  • Thumb Lake Park: 3.4 mi
  • Roadside Park: 8.3 mi
  • Gaylord Gateway Trailhead: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • North Branch of the Boyne River Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Three Bears Mountain Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
  • Big Cedar Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Eva and Vern Hanel, Jr. Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Gow Litzenburger East Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 24
Attractions: 13
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 10.3 mi
  • The Boulder: 14.3 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 17.0 mi
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 18.4 mi
  • Giant Sturgeon Statue: 18.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • Otsego County Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Call of the Wild: 8.8 mi
  • Bay View Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Little Traverse Historical Society: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 6
  • North Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Main Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Peninsula Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Devoe Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 3.0 mi
  • Gaylord Rest Area 405: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redner HillSSE 161°430 m19.8 mi
Toll HillS 188°430 m21.8 mi
Rosecrans HillSSE 156°415 m19.6 mi
Nub's KnobNNW 339°398 m23.9 mi
Deadmans HillWSW 237°393 m12.6 mi
Tower HillNNW 339°393 m23.7 mi
Chandler HillsNNW 328°382 m6.4 mi
Chandler HillNNW 345°372 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5220:4521:31
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1516:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161626395262666457443223
Precip in2.82.02.22.93.23.23.13.43.74.13.43.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gaylord, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1615876 — Watson Hills, Otsego County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353983607

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