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Washburn Observatory

OpenStreetMap · way/37751417

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Elevation, modelled
287 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Blue Mounds524 m · 22.6 mi
Nearest byway
Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway17.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:41local time
Coordinates
43.0762, -89.4089

Washburn Observatory is a attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled 287 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Observatory Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

astronomical observatory in Madison, Wisconsin

Dates from 1881.

Wikidata Q7971453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Operated by
UW-Madison

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 262°524 m22.6 mi
Indian CastleW 271°354 m24.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 316°346 m20.7 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 180°338 m17.0 mi
Pine KnobW 274°327 m24.9 mi
Liberty MoundESE 109°326 m13.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 336°319 m24.0 mi
Frederick's HillNW 311°317 m5.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 60
Beaches: 23
Peaks: 22
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

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