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Sid Boyum White Lantern

Sid Boyum White Lantern from directly overhead

Sid Boyum White Lantern 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 Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage, a historic site 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.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates43.09231, -89.35512

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.0 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.2 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 0.8 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 0.8 mi
  • Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Hawthorne Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jackson Street Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Yahara River Parkway: 0.3 mi
  • Emerson East Park: 0.3 mi
  • Burr Jones Field: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Emerson Wildflower Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 1.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
  • Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.3 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 57
Beaches: 23
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.3 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.5 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.5 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Springs: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 10.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.2 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 12.4 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 309°346 m21.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 189°338 m18.4 mi
Liberty MoundESE 119°326 m11.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 329°319 m24.3 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 289°317 m6.9 mi
Mount PleasantSW 227°316 m20.0 mi
Mount JuliaSW 225°313 m18.8 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 230°310 m11.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6900672887

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