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Silver Lake Beach

Silver Lake Beach from directly overhead

Silver Lake Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 243 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States

Wikidata Q49324771, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.55165, -89.47290

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blue Star Park: 0.4 mi
  • Goodyear Park: 0.6 mi
  • Woodridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sanborn Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 49
Historic sites: 25
  • Pierre Pauquette Ferry Marker: 1.0 mi
  • Marquette: 1.9 mi
  • Fort Winnebago: 2.0 mi
  • Aldo Leopold Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • The Lower Narrows: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Cascade Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Townhall Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Sauk Point: 12.6 mi
  • Owls Head Hill: 12.7 mi
Museums: 18
  • Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 2.0 mi
  • Leopold Center: 8.4 mi
  • Poynette Area Historical Society: 11.6 mi
  • Conservation Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Logging Museum: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Artworks: 7
  • CCC Worker: 15.4 mi
  • Golspar Dragon: 16.4 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 18.1 mi
  • Lion: 18.1 mi
  • Time Keeper: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 8.4 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 8.8 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Knot Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Silver Lake Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillWSW 241°451 m22.4 mi
Sauk PointSW 228°449 m12.6 mi
Sauk HillSW 234°445 m17.7 mi
Maple HillWSW 244°424 m24.4 mi
Cascade MountainSSW 210°388 m4.7 mi
Townhall HillSSW 209°380 m5.6 mi
Rattlesnake KnobWNW 284°366 m20.7 mi
Grubb HillWNW 289°354 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1820:0020:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2915:3816:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062493624
Precip in1.41.42.24.14.65.64.54.13.62.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portage Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354530907

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