First Flight
First Flight is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a historic site 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Height
- 20 ft
- Material
- aluminum
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.1 mi
- F.H. Hochmuth Building: 0.5 mi
- Kilbourntown: 0.5 mi
- Holton Street Viaduct Redecking: 0.6 mi
- Pabst Brewery Timeline Walkway: 0.7 mi
- Golda Meir School: 0.1 mi
- SCHLITZ PARK The Best of All Worlds: 0.2 mi
- Sojourner Truth: 0.2 mi
- Emil Kayer: 0.2 mi
- Life’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brewhouse Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Haymarket Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Denim Park: 0.4 mi
- James W. Beckum Park: 0.4 mi
- Carver Park: 0.5 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 0.4 mi
- Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame: 0.7 mi
- River Rhythms: 0.7 mi
- Live at Peck: 0.7 mi
- Skyline Music: 0.7 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 1.7 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.1 mi
- Downer Woods: 2.6 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.2 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- America’s Black Holocaust Museum: 0.5 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 0.7 mi
- Milwaukee Public Museum: 0.9 mi
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee: 1.1 mi
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum: 1.2 mi
- All People's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 1.3 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.7 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.8 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.2 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 10.3 mi
- Private Beach: 10.3 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 23.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.5 mi
- Root Creek: 7.0 mi
- Brookfield Center: 11.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 18.1 mi
- Denoon: 19.1 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.1 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.0 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.2 mi
- Holy Hill: 24.6 mi
- Silurian Spring: 15.8 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 18.9 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Hill | WNW 303° | 376 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 267° | 368 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 222° | 290 m | 24.0 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 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4199251690
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