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What You See Is What You Get

What You See Is What You Get from directly overhead

What You See Is What You Get is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Otteson Bluff stands 383 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates44.87494, -91.92758

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clock Tower Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Knapp Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar-Rama Park: 0.2 mi
  • South Lawn: 0.2 mi
  • Wilson Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Harvey Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Brewery Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Tower Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Hospital Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Meadow Hill: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • brewery nønic: 0.3 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 15.5 mi
  • Crystal Cave: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Wakanda Beach: 1.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of What You See Is What You Get. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Otteson BluffN 8°383 m6.5 mi
Tuttle HillSW 232°372 m13.8 mi
Elk MoundE 89°368 m11.8 mi
Weisinger HillSSW 212°354 m17.0 mi
Panther HillENE 77°350 m10.4 mi
Ganoe HillSSW 200°350 m20.8 mi
Waubeek MoundS 187°349 m13.3 mi
Gates HillSSW 205°345 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:20
June solstice05:2220:1320:58
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4315:4116:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445666716860483321
Precip in0.91.12.03.04.55.14.04.03.62.71.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Menomonie, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11546973512

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