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Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist

Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist from directly overhead

Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame, a museum 3.6 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 3.5 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company

How to reach it

Coordinates45.89461, -89.14162

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Dyer Park: 5.2 mi
  • The Square: 5.4 mi
  • Minnesota Street Park & Playground: 5.9 mi
  • Pine-Oak Grove State Natural Area: 6.6 mi
  • Rice Lake State Natural Area: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 6
  • Three Lakes Cemetery: 6.8 mi
  • Lac Vieux Desert: 15.7 mi
  • Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 17.2 mi
  • Wisconsin River Headwaters: 17.3 mi
  • Snowmobile: 19.8 mi
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Hodag: 20.7 mi
  • Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hodag Beach: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Northwoods Community Garden: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Military HillNNE 14°560 m12.3 mi
Sheridan HillENE 66°560 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:09
June solstice05:0720:0520:51
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3615:2516:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121525385262666456433018
Precip in1.31.11.62.83.54.14.03.23.63.61.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7882001325

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