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Sid Boyum Grinning Fool

Sid Boyum Grinning Fool from directly overhead

Sid Boyum Grinning Fool is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Boyum Red Heion-no-Shiko Lantern, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

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Coordinates43.09954, -89.34721
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • David Frischkorn: 0.2 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.7 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.8 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 1.2 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Wirth Court Park: 0.3 mi
  • George Reger Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dixon Streets Greenway Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jackson Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.2 mi
  • Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 30
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.2 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 2.0 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.1 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Springs: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.8 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.8 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.0 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.4 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 308°346 m21.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 190°338 m18.9 mi
Liberty MoundESE 122°326 m11.0 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 328°319 m24.0 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 284°317 m7.2 mi
Mount PleasantSW 227°316 m20.6 mi
Mount JuliaSW 224°313 m19.4 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 229°310 m12.4 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/9196507818

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