Nature's Backyard
Nature's Backyard is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dash-Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 4.3 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Table rock · 4 mi
- Stoney Point · 6 mi
- Mississippi River Lookout · 7 mi
- Hass bench · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dash-Park: 0.0 mi
- Rowe Park: 0.7 mi
- Oak Knoll Park: 0.7 mi
- Park Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Greens Coulee Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- City of La Crosse: 2.7 mi
- Apple Valley Bluff: 4.2 mi
- La Crosse County: 6.2 mi
- Holland Sand Prairie State Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.9 mi
- Miller Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Visitors Center: 3.9 mi
- Riverside Museum: 4.6 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 5.0 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 5.0 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 0.7 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 3.4 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 4.4 mi
- Luther College: 5.9 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 9.4 mi
- Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 4.9 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 5.0 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 5.6 mi
- Ribbon V: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 4.8 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 5.0 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 9.3 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 9.3 mi
- Quarry: 5.2 mi
- King Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Queen Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 14.0 mi
- 4th class climb: 15.0 mi
- Airport Beach: 0.9 mi
- Black River Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 5.1 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 2.5 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 17.6 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Little Spring: 24.1 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature's Backyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | ENE 58° | 428 m | 18.9 mi |
| Krueger Hill | ENE 56° | 414 m | 11.8 mi |
| Wanless Hill | ENE 57° | 414 m | 15.7 mi |
| Waldness Hill | ENE 59° | 413 m | 15.1 mi |
| Heller Hill | ENE 58° | 412 m | 14.7 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 13° | 401 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 115° | 394 m | 16.6 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NNW 348° | 377 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse Muni AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12466153620
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