Watson Hills
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Chandler Hills: 6.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Ashman Hill: 7.3 mi
- Chandler Hill: 7.7 mi
- Boyne Mountain: 10.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- World War II Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C: 13.2 mi
- Old mill ruins: 17.5 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 17.7 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Wings Mural: 8.3 mi
- Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 8.3 mi
- 4-Season Mural: 8.3 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 18.1 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 18.1 mi
- 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
- Otsego County Demonstration Garden: 7.5 mi
- Harris Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.5 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 19.7 mi
- Shotto Spring: 15.7 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 18.3 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 21.4 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 3.0 mi
- Gaylord Rest Area 405: 12.4 mi
- Steak Ride: 17.7 mi
- Deward: 21.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redner Hill | SSE 161° | 430 m | 19.8 mi |
| Toll Hill | S 188° | 430 m | 21.8 mi |
| Rosecrans Hill | SSE 156° | 415 m | 19.6 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NNW 339° | 398 m | 23.9 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | WSW 237° | 393 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNW 339° | 393 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chandler Hills | NNW 328° | 382 m | 6.4 mi |
| Chandler Hill | NNW 345° | 372 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:45 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 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 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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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