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Sid Boyum Blockhead Form

Sid Boyum Blockhead Form from directly overhead

Sid Boyum Blockhead Form is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Boyum Multi-Colored Pagoda, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.09525, -89.34343
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Event Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Wirth Court Park: 0.2 mi
  • Elmside Circle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jackson Street Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Dixon Streets Greenway Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hudson Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • David Frischkorn: 0.5 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.7 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.8 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.4 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.1 mi
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 30
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 1.7 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.8 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.2 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 17
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Springs: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.6 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.4 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.0 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 308°346 m22.2 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 190°338 m18.7 mi
Liberty MoundESE 121°326 m10.7 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 328°319 m24.4 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 286°317 m7.4 mi
Mount PleasantSW 228°316 m20.5 mi
Mount JuliaSW 225°313 m19.4 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 231°310 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6899118570

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