Artwork · Wisconsin
Sunrise
Sunrise is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Erie Street Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Height
- 15 ft
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates43.02584, -87.90188
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Erie Street Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Riverfront Launching Site: 0.1 mi
- Trestle Park: 0.2 mi
- Gas Light Park: 0.3 mi
- Catalano Square: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Current Events: 0.1 mi
- Little Dancer, Aged 14: 0.3 mi
- Summerfest: 0.4 mi
- Stratisformis: 0.4 mi
- New Pink Planet: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Hansen Storage Co. Warehouse #2: 0.3 mi
- Marine Terminal Building: 0.4 mi
- Americans of Italian Heritage War Memoriam: 0.4 mi
- Steinkopf & Sons Tents & Awnings: 0.5 mi
- The Birth of Pizza in Milwaukee: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Taste of Italy: 0.5 mi
- PrideFest: 0.5 mi
- Polish Fest: 0.5 mi
- Milwaukee Taco Fest: 0.5 mi
- Milwaukee Irish Fest: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Lakeshore State Park: 0.6 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.2 mi
- Downer Woods: 3.9 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.3 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 38
- Cudahy Garden: 0.9 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hide House Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Tropical Dome: 2.2 mi
Museums: 37
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Area 2: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 8
- Pebble Beach: 0.5 mi
- McKinley Beach: 2.2 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.9 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 8.4 mi
- Private Beach: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Root Creek: 6.2 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 16.5 mi
- Denoon: 18.2 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 3
- Mount Bayside: 10.9 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 23.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Silurian Spring: 16.3 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunrise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | W 271° | 368 m | 24.8 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 226° | 290 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milwaukee Mitchell AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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