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Pirate Ship

Pirate Ship from directly overhead

Pirate Ship is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Archery, 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

Coordinates42.49643, -87.95798

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Archery: 0.0 mi
  • Games Rides: 0.0 mi
  • Zipline: 0.1 mi
  • Legion Field: 0.1 mi
  • The Barrel: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Prairie Springs Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bristol Woods County Park: 3.5 mi
  • Mary's Park: 4.3 mi
  • Sprenger Park: 4.4 mi
  • Timothy Park: 4.6 mi
Museums: 38
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 28
  • Antioch Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Butteryfly Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Sun Garden: 0.2 mi
  • The Buttery: 0.2 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 0.2 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 0.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Jockey International Globe: 8.4 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 9.2 mi
  • Ma Mère: 9.8 mi
  • Sphere: 9.8 mi
  • Traveler: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 9
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillNW 326°290 m24.7 mi
Gander MountainW 269°283 m12.0 mi
Hill FifteenW 262°276 m17.1 mi
Camelback KameWSW 255°268 m19.7 mi
Mount TomNW 313°265 m16.1 mi
Mount MoriahW 276°257 m15.8 mi
Bald KnobWSW 239°235 m14.9 mi
Leahy HillSSE 154°234 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5120:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465666727163524029
Precip in1.41.52.23.83.94.43.53.63.63.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Waukegan Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/363059834

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