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Mythos

Mythos from directly overhead

Mythos is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakeview Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This 6-by-18 foot mural featuring Poseidon, designed by Racine artist Jane Casico and constructed by volunteers, was created to honor the memory of 13-year-old Andrei Rutkowski, who died of leukemia in April 2006.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.74800, -87.78232

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Gilbert Knapp Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Karel Jonas statue: 0.8 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. statue: 1.3 mi
  • Dr. Laurel Blair Salton Clark Memorial Fountain: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 0.8 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Sphere: 11.2 mi
  • Ma Mère: 11.2 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 11.7 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 47
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Area 6: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.0 mi
Museums: 35
Gardens: 34
  • Walkabout Creek: 0.1 mi
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 6.5 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 11
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Tom: 21.6 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillW 278°290 m22.9 mi
Mount TomWSW 253°265 m21.6 mi
Leahy HillSSW 196°234 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:5120:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635455666727164524029
Precip in1.31.12.13.73.54.02.93.33.22.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Racine Batten AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4311533621

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