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Mother and Child

Mother and Child from directly overhead

Mother and Child is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Awakening, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07426, -89.39951

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Class of 1920 Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Library Mall: 0.1 mi
  • Alumni Park: 0.2 mi
  • Robert E. Gard Storyteller's Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Elizabeth Link Peace Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • State Historical Society: 0.1 mi
  • 9XM-WHA: 0.1 mi
  • A Stage For All: 0.1 mi
  • The Greenbush 1891-1960: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Arch: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches: 24
  • Brittingham Beach: 0.9 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Willow Beach: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 20
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Springs: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.0 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 9.6 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 11.3 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 9.8 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.5 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 262°524 m23.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 316°346 m21.1 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 182°338 m16.9 mi
Liberty MoundESE 109°326 m12.6 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 335°319 m24.3 mi
Frederick's HillNW 309°317 m5.5 mi
Mount PleasantSW 225°316 m17.5 mi
Mount JuliaSW 222°313 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9899947943

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