Big Wheel
Big Wheel is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockin' Tug, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Renard Island: 0.4 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeside Park1: 0.7 mi
- Bayview Park: 0.8 mi
- Green Bay Metro Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
- Rockin' Tug: 0.0 mi
- Bay Beast: 0.0 mi
- Boats: 0.0 mi
- Lady Bugs: 0.0 mi
- Merry Go Round: 0.1 mi
- The Birthplace Home of Earl "Curly" Lambeau: 1.5 mi
- Cnesses Israel Synagogue: 1.8 mi
- Historic Green Bay Road: 1.9 mi
- Hazelwood: 2.9 mi
- First Episcopal Mission in Wisconsin: 4.4 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 2.1 mi
- Renewal Coil: 2.3 mi
- Frog for Dinner: 2.4 mi
- My House of Feather and Stone: 2.4 mi
- Fish Arts: 2.4 mi
- The Children's Museum of Green Bay: 0.2 mi
- Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Neville Public Museum: 2.1 mi
- Historic Hazelwood: 2.9 mi
- National Railroad Museum: 4.8 mi
- Arthur C Keuler Place Flower Garden: 2.4 mi
- Starlite Garden: 2.6 mi
- Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 3.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.8 mi
- Newberry Conservancy: 2.5 mi
- Phil Sager Tract: 3.6 mi
- Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Foxtails Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Holland State Wildlife Area: 16.8 mi
- Webster Hill: 4.0 mi
- Platten Hill: 6.4 mi
- Burdon Hill: 6.8 mi
- Scray Hill: 8.1 mi
- Gopher Hill: 13.4 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 14.8 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 21.7 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 21.8 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 22.9 mi
- Lower Grassy Island Range Light: 1.2 mi
- Upper Grassy Island Range Light: 1.2 mi
- Kewaunee Pierhead Light: 24.6 mi
- Denmark Rest Area 52: 16.7 mi
- Maribel Rest Area 51: 16.9 mi
- Wequiock Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lime Rock: 18.4 mi
- Selner Park Public Swimming Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherneyville Hill | ESE 121° | 308 m | 14.4 mi |
| Montpelier Hills | ESE 117° | 289 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dhuey Hill | ENE 67° | 277 m | 19.0 mi |
| Scray Hill | S 186° | 269 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brussels Hill | NE 52° | 259 m | 24.4 mi |
| Burdon Hill | WNW 288° | 237 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gopher Hill | SW 230° | 223 m | 13.4 mi |
| Platten Hill | W 279° | 219 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green BAY Botanical, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9923657361
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