Esther Beach
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
- 19.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Monona M: 0.9 mi
- Wizard: 1.3 mi
- Monona Sails: 1.7 mi
- Timekeeper: 2.0 mi
- Gourd Men: 2.0 mi
- Esther Beach Park: 0.0 mi
- Thut Park: 0.2 mi
- Waunona Park: 0.3 mi
- Techumseh Park: 0.8 mi
- Oneida Park: 0.9 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 0.7 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 1.0 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 2.2 mi
- Capital Springs State Park: 2.2 mi
- Jenni & Kyle Preserve: 2.7 mi
- 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
- Royal Airport / Charles Lindbergh: 0.3 mi
- Quann Park Railroad Bridges: 1.6 mi
- Tom Heninger: 1.9 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 1.9 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 2.4 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.4 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Bascom Hill: 3.0 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Heights: 5.1 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 5.1 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 8.3 mi
- Big Spring: 3.5 mi
- Council Spring: 3.7 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 3.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 5.9 mi
- Spring House: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.8 mi
- Williams Knoll: 8.5 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 10.7 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Fox Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 8.2 mi
- Train Car: 10.9 mi
- Fellows: 22.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 315° | 346 m | 23.9 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 190° | 338 m | 15.3 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 102° | 326 m | 10.1 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 310° | 317 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 234° | 316 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 232° | 313 m | 16.6 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | WSW 243° | 310 m | 9.9 mi |
| Eagle Heights | WNW 302° | 308 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/257174436
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