Artwork · Wisconsin
Elk
Elk is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyrick Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1901
How to reach it
Coordinates43.14831, -87.98106
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wyrick Park: 0.4 mi
- Algonquin Park: 0.9 mi
- Clovernook Playfield: 1.2 mi
- Schoenecker Park: 1.3 mi
- 62nd & Kaul Play Area: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Dauntless Guardian: 1.3 mi
- On Watch: 1.5 mi
- Spirit of the Firefighter: 2.8 mi
- Buildings 1992: 3.0 mi
- Gear 23: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Melody View Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Marquette Electronics Park: 2.2 mi
- Sidney Woodlands Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lilly Lane Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Glendale Veteran's Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Christian Wahl: 3.1 mi
- Megan's Benches: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Mequon-Thiensville Gateway: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Sprecher Brewery: 4.6 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 6.3 mi
- Miller Brewery Tour: 7.4 mi
- Miller Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
- Skyline Music: 7.4 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 34
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Nigella Community Orchard: 5.6 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Victory Garden Urban Farm: 6.0 mi
- All People's Garden: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Picnic Area 1: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.0 mi
- Chestnut Street Commons: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Private Beach: 5.6 mi
- Bradford Beach: 8.1 mi
- McKinley Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pebble Beach: 9.1 mi
- Public Beach: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Bayside: 4.5 mi
- Holy Hill: 18.7 mi
- Powder Hill: 20.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 20.7 mi
- Lapham Hill: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 17.5 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 17.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Brookfield Center: 9.8 mi
- Root Creek: 12.3 mi
- Denoon: 23.0 mi
- Raymond Center: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Silurian Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 21.7 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NW 305° | 405 m | 20.1 mi |
| Holy Hill | WNW 291° | 376 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lapham Hill | WSW 249° | 368 m | 22.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 318° | 352 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mary College, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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