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Harry Houdini Childhood Home

Harry Houdini Childhood Home from directly overhead

Harry Houdini Childhood Home is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Houdini Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Although not marked this is about the location of the house where Harry Houdini lived when he lived in Appleton.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26132, -88.40711

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Houdini Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ellen Kort Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 52
  • Building for Kids: 0.0 mi
  • Lawrence University Arch: 0.3 mi
  • CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 1.5 mi
  • F-86 Sabre: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 23
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 17
Peaks: 9
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Turney Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Niagara Excarpment: 8.9 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.0 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.1 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.1 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 2.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harry Houdini Childhood Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWNW 300°296 m16.8 mi
Turney HillNW 308°280 m16.7 mi
Scray HillENE 62°269 m22.9 mi
Gopher HillNE 47°223 m14.8 mi
Platten HillNE 37°219 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1119:5720:42
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2715:3016:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031445767717061493624
Precip in1.41.11.93.23.64.63.83.63.22.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5415391794

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