Artwork · Wisconsin
The Ideal Scout
The Ideal Scout is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is History of West Allis, a artwork 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates43.02815, -88.01701
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- History of West Allis: 0.3 mi
- Chrysalis: 0.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.0 mi
- Volunteer '98: 2.1 mi
- Bob Uecker - "Mr. Baseball": 2.2 mi
Parks
- Kopperud Park: 0.6 mi
- Cannon Park: 0.7 mi
- LaFollette Park: 0.8 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.9 mi
- Joyce Radtke Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Zoo Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Taylor Family Humboldt Penguin Exhibit: 1.1 mi
- Camel Rides: 1.1 mi
- Idamel Wilmont Borchert Flamingo Exhibit: 1.2 mi
- Zebra: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Men's Pavillion: 1.5 mi
- Sunnyhill Home: 1.7 mi
- Lowell Damon House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hank Aaron's 755th Home Run Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Meadowmere: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Forestry Education and Awareness Center: 1.9 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 3.6 mi
- Joan Stevens Woods: 3.8 mi
- Fountain Square Nature Area: 4.1 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 40
- Butterfly Garden: 1.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 1.7 mi
- West Allis Medical Center Healing Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hawley Environmental School Praire Garden: 1.8 mi
- Miller Brewing Rain Garden and Bioretention Swale: 2.6 mi
Museums: 40
- Little Red Store: 1.5 mi
- The Little Nature Museum: 2.0 mi
- Kneeland-Walker House & Preservation Center: 2.0 mi
- Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion: 4.1 mi
- Wisconsin Black Historical Society: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Picnic Area 2: 0.7 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Maple Cove Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Little Oak Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Savanna Walk: 1.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Silurian Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 14.0 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 19.8 mi
- Parry Spring: 21.8 mi
- Hillside Spring: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 8
- Pebble Beach: 6.1 mi
- McKinley Beach: 7.1 mi
- Bradford Beach: 7.6 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 11.9 mi
- Private Beach: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Root Creek: 4.1 mi
- Brookfield Center: 7.2 mi
- Denoon: 14.7 mi
- Raymond Center: 15.7 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Bayside: 12.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 19.0 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 19.5 mi
- Holy Hill: 21.6 mi
- Powder Hill: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- North Point Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Ideal Scout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NW 323° | 405 m | 24.6 mi |
| Holy Hill | NW 314° | 376 m | 21.6 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 271° | 368 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SSW 214° | 290 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4457554311
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