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Igor the Mouse

Igor the Mouse from directly overhead

Igor the Mouse is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Foxmoor Heights Greenway, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 15 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
fiberglass

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97735, -90.65537

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foxmoor Heights Greenway: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arborvitae Park: 0.5 mi
  • Marsden Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oakwood Nature Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Pine Knob: 6.9 mi
  • Cedar Cliff: 8.0 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Big Rock: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 10
  • Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad: 8.4 mi
  • The Gideons: 10.1 mi
  • Old Rock Church: 10.7 mi
  • Woodman & the Dinky railroad: 10.7 mi
  • Tank: 11.2 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
Springs: 2
  • Big Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platte MoundsSE 139°435 m19.4 mi
Belmont MoundSE 133°427 m21.2 mi
Little MoundSE 138°389 m20.1 mi
Dunbar HillENE 70°366 m24.2 mi
John HillNNE 22°355 m23.8 mi
Mondell HillWNW 284°347 m23.1 mi
Pine HillNE 46°326 m17.1 mi
Pine KnobNW 320°325 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2420:0320:46
September equinox06:5118:2419:02
December solstice07:3115:4516:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475868717062493624
Precip in1.21.32.03.84.45.95.03.94.02.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 4 WSW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12884911004

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