Ogemaw Roadside Park
Ogemaw Roadside Park is a rest area in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Wagon Wheel Hill stands 445 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Ogemaw Summer Resort Association Pavillion Park, a park 3.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
Honoring Henry J. Almus
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Westgate Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
90 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Ogemaw Summer Resort Association Pavillion Park: 3.1 mi
- West Park: 3.2 mi
- Duck Park: 3.2 mi
- Gull Park: 3.5 mi
- Comanche Park: 3.6 mi
- Kuhn Hill: 4.2 mi
- Cook Hills: 5.2 mi
- Tolfee Hill: 6.1 mi
- Pointers Hill: 9.6 mi
- Preachers Hill: 12.0 mi
- Long Lake Public Access: 6.0 mi
- Lucky Eight Hunt Club: 7.5 mi
- Rifle River State Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Mount Morris Hunters Club: 12.3 mi
- Rifle Lake Public Access: 14.0 mi
- West Branch Rest Area 433: 4.2 mi
- Alger Rest Area 625: 8.8 mi
- Au Gres River Roadside Park: 20.1 mi
- Frank Sabastian Smith House: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Monuments: 16.2 mi
- St Helens Vetrens manoument: 16.9 mi
- Ramp Jumps: 11.7 mi
- ADA Hunting Blind: 13.1 mi
- Standish Historic Train: 19.5 mi
- West Park Beach: 3.2 mi
- Lake Ogemaw Sand Bar: 3.7 mi
- Ogemaw County Museum: 6.1 mi
- Gladwin County Historical Society Museum: 24.4 mi
- Island Lake Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
- Loon Lake Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Lumber Jack statue: 5.0 mi
- Hard Luck: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ogemaw Roadside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel Hill | NNW 346° | 445 m | 15.0 mi |
| Preachers Hill | NW 309° | 424 m | 12.0 mi |
| Auger Hill | NNE 21° | 421 m | 16.9 mi |
| Murray Hill | WNW 300° | 418 m | 24.5 mi |
| Brants Hill | NW 313° | 406 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pointers Hill | WNW 285° | 396 m | 9.6 mi |
| Timberline Mountain | N 359° | 378 m | 20.8 mi |
| Tolfee Hill | W 274° | 344 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:40 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:13 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Branch 3SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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