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Taste of Italy

Taste of Italy from directly overhead

Taste of Italy is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is New Beginnings, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1995

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03277, -87.90230

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • Pompeii Square: 0.2 mi
  • Catalano Square: 0.2 mi
  • Gas Light Park: 0.3 mi
  • Urban Park: 0.3 mi
  • Trestle Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 51
  • Lakeshore State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.2 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.5 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.9 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Cudahy Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Desert Dome: 2.2 mi
  • Tropical Dome: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 32
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Bayside: 10.4 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillW 270°368 m24.8 mi
Buena Park HillSW 225°290 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6038269380

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