Sid Boyum Red Pagoda
Sid Boyum Red Pagoda is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Boyum Two-Dimensional Lion, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sid Boyum Two-Dimensional Lion: 0.0 mi
- The Dreamkeepers: 0.1 mi
- Flamingo Swirls: 0.4 mi
- Sid Boyum Smiling Teardrop: 0.4 mi
- Sid Boyum Female Form: 0.4 mi
- Isthmus Path Prairie Garden: 0.0 mi
- R. Richard Wagner Park: 0.1 mi
- Blount Street (South) Street End Park: 0.2 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Willy Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 0.1 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad: 0.6 mi
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Wisconsin State Constitution: 0.7 mi
- Reynolds Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.3 mi
- Creativity Garden: 1.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.4 mi
- UW Madison Botany Garden: 1.6 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 1.9 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Seals: 2.3 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 2.3 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 1.9 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 2.9 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.3 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 3.3 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 0.7 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 0.8 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.9 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.2 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
- James Madison Beach: 0.6 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 1.5 mi
- Bascom Hill: 1.6 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.8 mi
- Eagle Heights: 3.7 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 3.9 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 6.5 mi
- Council Spring: 3.5 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 3.5 mi
- Big Spring: 3.5 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.8 mi
- Springs: 6.3 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Allen Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.9 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.5 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 11.0 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Train Car: 11.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.5 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 8.9 mi
- Fellows: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sid Boyum Red Pagoda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 313° | 346 m | 21.8 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 186° | 338 m | 17.3 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 112° | 326 m | 11.5 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 332° | 319 m | 24.6 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 299° | 317 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 227° | 316 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 225° | 313 m | 17.5 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6899101501
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