Olin Beach
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Olin Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Olin Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
Wikidata Q49322362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Timekeeper: 1.1 mi
- Gourd Men: 1.1 mi
- Triangle Play III: 1.2 mi
- Updraft: 1.2 mi
- Pearl Infinity: 1.2 mi
- Olin Park: 0.2 mi
- Monona Bay Open Spaces: 0.5 mi
- Alliant Energy Center: 0.5 mi
- Goodman Park: 0.6 mi
- Quann Park: 0.6 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 0.4 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 2.0 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 2.3 mi
- Jenni & Kyle Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 3.0 mi
- Quann Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Community Garden at Heifetz Park: 1.3 mi
- Badger Fountain of Life Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Reynolds Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.9 mi
- Quann Park Railroad Bridges: 0.9 mi
- Tom Heninger: 0.9 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Royal Airport / Charles Lindbergh: 1.3 mi
- Greenbush: 1.3 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 1.4 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 1.5 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.5 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 0.7 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 1.0 mi
- Esther Beach: 1.0 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 1.6 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bascom Hill: 2.0 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Heights: 4.0 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 4.1 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 2.6 mi
- Council Spring: 2.8 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.8 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.9 mi
- Spring House: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.4 mi
- Williams Knoll: 9.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 10.0 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Fox Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 7.7 mi
- Train Car: 10.3 mi
- Fellows: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olin Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 266° | 524 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 316° | 346 m | 22.9 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 186° | 338 m | 15.7 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 104° | 326 m | 11.1 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 311° | 317 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 231° | 316 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 228° | 313 m | 16.3 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | WSW 237° | 310 m | 9.3 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 | 07:27 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/390545410
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