Sid Boyum Hippo Sculpture
Sid Boyum Hippo Sculpture is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wirth Court Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Concrete sculpture of a wallowing hippopotamus by Madison east side folk artist Sid Boyum. Includes tiles made by students at Madison Lowell Elementary School.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wirth Court Park: 0.0 mi
- Dixon Streets Greenway Park: 0.2 mi
- George Reger Park: 0.2 mi
- Elmside Circle Park: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Event Garden: 0.6 mi
- Atrium Shade Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sid Boyum Scarlet Form: 0.1 mi
- Sid Boyum Multi-Colored Pagoda: 0.2 mi
- Sid Boyum Blockhead Form: 0.2 mi
- Sid Boyum Grinning Fool: 0.2 mi
- Sid Boyum Crowning Woman: 0.3 mi
- David Frischkorn: 0.3 mi
- Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.7 mi
- Brendan Primm: 0.9 mi
- Tyler Knipfer: 1.4 mi
- Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.3 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 1.5 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 3.6 mi
- Seals: 4.3 mi
- African Penguins: 4.3 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 1.3 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 2.5 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 2.7 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.8 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 1.0 mi
- Schluter Beach: 1.9 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.9 mi
- James Madison Beach: 2.2 mi
- James Madison Beach: 2.3 mi
- Bascom Hill: 3.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.6 mi
- Eagle Heights: 5.1 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 5.5 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 7.4 mi
- Council Spring: 5.4 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.4 mi
- Big Spring: 5.5 mi
- Merrill Spring: 6.3 mi
- Springs: 7.3 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Fox Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Table Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Allen Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.8 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 12.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Train Car: 13.1 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.0 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sid Boyum Hippo Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 308° | 346 m | 22.1 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 190° | 338 m | 18.9 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 122° | 326 m | 10.8 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 327° | 319 m | 24.2 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 284° | 317 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 228° | 316 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 225° | 313 m | 19.5 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | SW 230° | 310 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1112472409
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