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Olin Beach

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

Coordinates43.05507, -89.37637

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Olin Park: 0.2 mi
  • Monona Bay Open Spaces: 0.5 mi
  • Alliant Energy Center: 0.5 mi
  • Goodman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Monona Bay Open Spaces: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Timekeeper: 1.1 mi
  • Gourd Men: 1.1 mi
  • Triangle Play III: 1.2 mi
  • Updraft: 1.2 mi
  • Pearl Infinity: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Seals: 1.6 mi
  • Badgers: 1.6 mi
  • Grizzly Bears: 1.6 mi
  • Tundra Buggy: 1.7 mi
  • Bison: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 22
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Council Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Springs: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.4 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 9.6 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.0 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 266°524 m24.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 316°346 m22.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 186°338 m15.7 mi
Liberty MoundESE 104°326 m11.1 mi
Frederick's HillNW 311°317 m7.3 mi
Mount PleasantSW 231°316 m17.5 mi
Mount JuliaSW 228°313 m16.3 mi
Badger Mill HillWSW 237°310 m9.3 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 solstice07:2715:4016:26

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/390545410

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