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Creature Abstract

Creature Abstract from directly overhead

Creature Abstract is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Tripod Lantern, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.09262, -89.35154
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Hawthorne Park: 0.1 mi
  • Jackson Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Lakeland-Schiller Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Yahara Place Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hudson Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.2 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.4 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 0.7 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.0 mi
  • Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 1.5 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 0.8 mi
  • Emerson Wildflower Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
  • Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.2 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 30
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.1 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 1.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.7 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Springs: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.2 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.5 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.3 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 12.6 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 309°346 m22.0 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 189°338 m18.4 mi
Liberty MoundESE 119°326 m10.9 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 329°319 m24.3 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 288°317 m7.1 mi
Mount PleasantSW 228°316 m20.1 mi
Mount JuliaSW 225°313 m19.0 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 230°310 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6899101642

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