The Big Fish
The Big Fish is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Sandstone Point stands 287 m to the southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Croix Falls Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- mixed_media
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taylors Falls Wayside Park · 1 mi
- Franconia Landing · 4 mi
- Log House Landing · 13 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Michael Severson Memorial Overlook Park: 0.1 mi
- White Pine Park: 0.3 mi
- Gaylord Nelson Park: 0.3 mi
- West Street Pumphouse Playground: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Club Park: 0.6 mi
- Ray Zillmer Park: 1.1 mi
- Wert Family Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Osceola State Fish Hatchery: 4.9 mi
- Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy-Brown: 7.6 mi
- Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy-Tewksbury: 8.7 mi
- Thompson-Boughton Millstone: 0.2 mi
- River Spirit: 0.2 mi
- Art Bench Trail - Rock and River: 0.3 mi
- Skinscape: 3.5 mi
- Are You Down?: 3.5 mi
- First Danish Seminary: 12.7 mi
- Scandia Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Swedish Settler's Monument: 14.8 mi
- Marine Mill: 15.8 mi
- Site of Second Congregational Church of Marine: 18.9 mi
- St. Croix Falls Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Folsom House: 0.8 mi
- National Heritage Art Centre: 6.8 mi
- Amador Heritage Center: 8.9 mi
- Polk County Museum: 9.8 mi
- Big Yellow Chair: 0.6 mi
- Franconia Sculpture Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower: 9.8 mi
- amphitheater: 10.3 mi
- New Richmond Heritage Center: 21.4 mi
- Silverbrook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.0 mi
- Griers Falls: 7.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.2 mi
- Fairy Falls: 24.0 mi
- Lake O' the Dalles Beach: 1.1 mi
- Ojiketa Beach Area: 12.6 mi
- Amery Swimming Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sandstone Point: 1.4 mi
- Peaslee Peak: 4.4 mi
- Wild Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Goose Creek Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- St. Croix Falls Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 6.9 mi
- Garen: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Big Fish. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Point | SW 227° | 287 m | 1.4 mi |
| Peaslee Peak | SSW 213° | 229 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Croix Falls, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13353584384
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