Pettibone Beach
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Pettibone Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pettibone Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q49322514, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 2.6 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 23.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stoney Point · 3 mi
- Table rock · 3 mi
- Hass bench · 4 mi
- BoyScout Bench · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pettibone Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- Cameron Park: 0.5 mi
- Houska Park: 0.6 mi
- Burns Park: 0.8 mi
- City of La Crosse: 3.5 mi
- Paul E. Stry Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- City of La Crosse: 4.8 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Miller Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.1 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 1.4 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 2.0 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 5.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 5.8 mi
- Luther College: 10.9 mi
- Riverside Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 0.6 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 0.6 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Ribbon V: 1.6 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 2.5 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 5.1 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.7 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 0.5 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 0.7 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 0.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 8.6 mi
- Quarry: 3.0 mi
- King Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 16.7 mi
- 4th class climb: 17.3 mi
- Queen Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 16.4 mi
- Big Spring: 19.7 mi
- Little Spring: 19.9 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 24.4 mi
- Black River Beach: 2.3 mi
- Airport Beach: 4.2 mi
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 24.6 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 3.3 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 20.0 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 11.5 mi
- Ashton: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pettibone Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | NE 50° | 428 m | 22.9 mi |
| Krueger Hill | NE 44° | 414 m | 16.0 mi |
| Wanless Hill | NE 47° | 414 m | 19.7 mi |
| Waldness Hill | NE 48° | 413 m | 19.1 mi |
| Heller Hill | NE 47° | 412 m | 18.7 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 13° | 401 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 98° | 394 m | 16.5 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 354° | 377 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/575627825
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