Mazo Beach
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Mazo Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Bluff State Natural Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Natural area in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
Dates from 1978.
Wikidata Q6798619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferry Bluff State Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Walking Iron County Park: 3.0 mi
- Lions Park: 3.2 mi
- Mazomanie Promenade: 3.6 mi
- Lake Marion Trail: 3.9 mi
- Forevertron: 9.8 mi
- Time Keeper: 10.4 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 10.9 mi
- CCC Worker: 13.8 mi
- Toy Soldier: 19.9 mi
- Forward Garden: 16.2 mi
- Native American Garden: 16.3 mi
- Theme Garden: 16.3 mi
- Knot Garden: 16.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 16.3 mi
- Walking Iron County Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
- Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.3 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 4.9 mi
- Moely Prairie: 5.6 mi
- Village Of Dover: 4.5 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 4.8 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 7.2 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 7.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 11.4 mi
- Hyde Mill: 13.3 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 13.6 mi
- Little Norway: 13.7 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 6.4 mi
- Round Top Hill: 7.0 mi
- Tower Rock: 7.6 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 10.3 mi
- Nature Center: 14.7 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 15.5 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Point Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Table Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 5.8 mi
- South Shore Beach: 13.5 mi
- North Shore Beach: 14.6 mi
- Okee Beach: 15.3 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 19.3 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 13.4 mi
- Spring House: 14.2 mi
- Riley Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 18.5 mi
- Merrill Spring: 20.2 mi
- Skillet Falls: 15.4 mi
- Stephens Falls: 20.9 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 22.4 mi
- Train Car: 20.1 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 21.9 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 21.9 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mazo Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | S 188° | 524 m | 13.8 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 349° | 451 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 29° | 449 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNE 13° | 445 m | 12.5 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 338° | 424 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 39° | 388 m | 23.8 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 39° | 380 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 223° | 371 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195610359
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