Artwork · Wisconsin
Kneeling Camels
Kneeling Camels is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Limestone camel by a french artist
What the record says
- Built
- 1928
- Material
- limestone
How to reach it
Coordinates43.03891, -87.95183
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Kneeling Camels: 0.0 mi
- Children of the West End: 0.4 mi
- Lady on the wall: 0.7 mi
- Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Rain Barrell Murals: 0.8 mi
Parks
- 34th & Mount Vernon Play Area: 0.4 mi
- Merrill Park: 0.4 mi
- Davidson Park: 0.6 mi
- Harley Park: 0.7 mi
- Lynden Hill Urban Tree House: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Watertown Plank Road: 0.6 mi
- Power House: 0.6 mi
- Milwaukee Road Boulder: 0.8 mi
- Valley Fields Stair Tower: 1.1 mi
- Hank Aaron's 755th Home Run Plaque: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Miller Brewery Tour: 0.8 mi
- Miller Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: 0.9 mi
- Walk of Fame: 1.2 mi
- The Stone Creek Coffee Factory: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 0.6 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 2.9 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.3 mi
- Forestry Education and Awareness Center: 4.4 mi
- Downer Woods: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 40
- Potawatomi Serenity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Show Dome: 0.9 mi
- Desert Dome: 0.9 mi
- Tropical Dome: 0.9 mi
- Bethune Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Museums: 39
- Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Milwaukee Public Museum: 1.6 mi
- The Little Nature Museum: 1.8 mi
- Harley-Davidson Museum: 1.9 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 31
- Picnic Area 3: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 8
- Pebble Beach: 2.9 mi
- McKinley Beach: 3.7 mi
- Bradford Beach: 4.3 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 10.3 mi
- Private Beach: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- North Point Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.4 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 24.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Root Creek: 5.3 mi
- Brookfield Center: 10.1 mi
- Raymond Center: 16.7 mi
- Denoon: 17.2 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 4
- Mount Bayside: 10.2 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 22.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 22.3 mi
- Holy Hill: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Silurian Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 16.9 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kneeling Camels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Hill | NW 307° | 376 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 269° | 368 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 220° | 290 m | 22.1 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 | 18:14 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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