Local servicesHospitalOtsego Memorial Hospital11.4 miPost officeWaters Post Office2.1 miTown hallMaple Forest Township Hall3.9 miFire stationOtsego Lake Township Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlevoix Municipal Airport43 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR144 miInterstateI-751.6 miUS highwayUS 272.2 miCoachGaylord (175 Exit 282 Marathon Gas Sta.)Indian Trails11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:52 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min8:13 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 12°F38 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month October149 in of snow a year, on about 83 days3 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gaylord 9ssw station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsOtsego Lake State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 54 acresHartwick Pines State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 7,971 acresMichawye Golf Clubnature preserve · 4.8 mi · 153 acresMarsh Ridge Golf Coursenature preserve · 6.3 mi · 155 acresKirtland Warbler Unit Lovellsstate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 9,902 acresMNRTF Parcel 79state conservation land · 10.5 mi · 359 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOtsego County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025313 of 360 days measured43 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 133main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Missaukee County, MI, 43 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Gaylordserves 3,629 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,409 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
