Ridgeway Depot
Ridgeway Depot is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridgeway Ball Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Friends of the Military Ridge State Trail
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridgeway Ball Park: 0.1 mi
- Birch Lake Park: 4.2 mi
- Pocket Park: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Quail Ridge Park: 5.4 mi
- Ridgeway Pine Relict State Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Ridgeway Pine Relict State Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Barneveld Prairie: 5.0 mi
- Pine Cliff State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Shea Prairie: 6.5 mi
- Cabin Foundation: 0.8 mi
- Old Military Road: 3.6 mi
- C-47 Plane Crash Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Blue Mounds Fort: 8.5 mi
- Dodge's Grove and Fort Union: 8.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.7 mi
- Ryan Hill: 7.1 mi
- Indian Castle: 7.2 mi
- Blue Mounds: 7.4 mi
- Pine Knob: 8.5 mi
- Hyde Mill: 5.1 mi
- Hyde Mill: 5.1 mi
- Twin Valley Cave: 5.3 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 7.5 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 9.1 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 9.1 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 13.6 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 14.6 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 15.7 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 21.0 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 22.1 mi
- Forward Garden: 22.1 mi
- Theme Garden: 22.2 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 5.4 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 5.8 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Mazo Beach: 17.9 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 23.0 mi
- Enee Point: 6.5 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Point Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Table Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Spring House: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Riley Spring: 18.9 mi
- Spring House: 20.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.8 mi
- Stephens Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 24.7 mi
- Toy Soldier: 21.5 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 23.3 mi
- Pendarvis: 13.1 mi
- Train Car: 21.7 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ridgeway Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | ENE 75° | 524 m | 7.4 mi |
| Belmont Mound | SW 229° | 427 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 280° | 371 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | WNW 302° | 366 m | 12.6 mi |
| Indian Castle | NE 41° | 354 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 33° | 327 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 296° | 326 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | NW 310° | 322 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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