Artwork · Wisconsin
Gear 23
Gear 23 is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 97th & Thurston Play Area, a park 0.3 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
How to reach it
Coordinates43.11675, -88.03154
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 97th & Thurston Play Area: 0.3 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.7 mi
- Madison Park: 1.0 mi
- 90th & Bender Play Area: 1.2 mi
- Carmen Playfield: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Buildings 1992: 1.7 mi
- Hartung Labyrinth: 2.5 mi
- Elk: 3.4 mi
- Fishing: 3.4 mi
- Music: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Melody View Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Marquette Electronics Park: 3.7 mi
- Sidney Woodlands Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Forestry Education and Awareness Center: 4.4 mi
- Tamarack Swamp Preserve: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Arch: 3.1 mi
- Christian Wahl: 3.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Lowell Damon House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Sunnyhill Home: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Wong Family Pheasantry: 5.7 mi
- Herb & Nada Mahler Family Aviary: 5.7 mi
- Idamel Wilmont Borchert Flamingo Exhibit: 5.8 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 5.8 mi
- Stearns Family Apes of Africa: 5.8 mi
Museums: 42
- Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum: 1.8 mi
- Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center: 4.4 mi
- Little Red Store: 4.8 mi
- The Little Nature Museum: 5.4 mi
- Wisconsin Black Historical Society: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 34
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 5.7 mi
- Bethune Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hawley Environmental School Praire Garden: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Picnic Area 1: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Street Commons: 5.1 mi
- Oak Leaf Trail Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Bridge Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 8
- McKinley Beach: 8.7 mi
- Bradford Beach: 8.8 mi
- Private Beach: 9.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 9.0 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 6
- Mount Bayside: 7.8 mi
- Holy Hill: 17.3 mi
- Lapham Hill: 19.1 mi
- Powder Hill: 19.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 20.5 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 20.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Brookfield Center: 6.6 mi
- Root Creek: 10.2 mi
- Denoon: 20.0 mi
- Raymond Center: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Silurian Spring: 12.2 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 18.6 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 19.5 mi
- Parry Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gear 23. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NW 314° | 405 m | 19.5 mi |
| Holy Hill | WNW 301° | 376 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lapham Hill | WSW 252° | 368 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 328° | 352 m | 20.9 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SSW 204° | 290 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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