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Mars Cheese Castle

Mars Cheese Castle from directly overhead

Mars Cheese Castle is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sundial, a historic site 3.0 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

retail store in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S

Wikidata Q14714534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61461, -87.95428

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Sundial: 3.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Union Grove Little League Baseball: 6.3 mi
  • History Lady Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Somers Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Johnson Highlands Park: 4.1 mi
  • Jamestown Park: 4.3 mi
  • Sunrise Park: 4.4 mi
  • Hawthorn Hollow Nature Center: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Laser Tag: 3.3 mi
  • The Vault: 3.3 mi
  • Ballocity: 3.3 mi
  • Bumper Cars: 3.4 mi
  • Apple Holler: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 37
Artworks: 28
  • Jockey International Globe: 6.4 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 7.2 mi
  • Ma Mère: 7.5 mi
  • Sphere: 7.6 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 23
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Tom: 12.3 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 17.2 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mars Cheese Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW 311°290 m18.7 mi
Gander MountainSW 236°283 m14.7 mi
Hill FifteenWSW 238°276 m20.1 mi
Camelback KameSW 235°268 m23.4 mi
Mount TomWNW 283°265 m12.3 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 248°257 m17.2 mi
Bald KnobSW 219°235 m20.4 mi
Leahy HillS 171°234 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737475868737164534030
Precip in1.21.12.03.63.53.73.33.63.42.92.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenosha Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/220292057

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