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Esther Beach

Esther Beach from directly overhead

Esther Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Esther Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States

Wikidata Q49320660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04737, -89.35846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Monona M: 0.9 mi
  • Wizard: 1.3 mi
  • Monona Sails: 1.7 mi
  • Timekeeper: 2.0 mi
  • Gourd Men: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Quann Community Gardens: 1.5 mi
  • Rimrock/Green Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Badger Fountain of Life Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Community Garden at Heifetz Park: 2.0 mi
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Attractions
  • Seals: 2.6 mi
  • Badgers: 2.6 mi
  • Grizzly Bears: 2.7 mi
  • Tundra Buggy: 2.7 mi
  • Bison: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Olin Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Frost Woods Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Bernie's Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 16
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Council Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Springs: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.8 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 8.5 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 315°346 m23.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 190°338 m15.3 mi
Liberty MoundESE 102°326 m10.1 mi
Frederick's HillNW 310°317 m8.3 mi
Mount PleasantSW 234°316 m17.9 mi
Mount JuliaSW 232°313 m16.6 mi
Badger Mill HillWSW 243°310 m9.9 mi
Eagle HeightsWNW 302°308 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/257174436

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