Spring Harbor Beach
Spring Harbor Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 20 miles off. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q49324856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Harbor Beach: 0.0 mi
- Merrill Springs Park: 0.2 mi
- Spring Harbor Park: 0.2 mi
- Capital Avenue Street End: 0.3 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Bamforth Bluff Restoration: 1.0 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 1.3 mi
- Edward Young House: 2.1 mi
- Richard Askey: 2.2 mi
- Margaret Kuenne Harlow: 2.2 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 1.2 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 1.5 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 3.1 mi
- Rhino: 3.3 mi
- Lion: 3.3 mi
- Owen Conservation Park: 1.3 mi
- Tiedeman Pond Conservancy: 1.8 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 3.0 mi
- North Mendota Natural Resource Area- Prairie Unit: 3.1 mi
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 1.8 mi
- Visible Bucky: 2.2 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 2.7 mi
- The Badger: 3.0 mi
- Pat Richter: 3.1 mi
- Rain garden: 2.6 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Oak: 3.3 mi
- Pine: 3.4 mi
- Juniper: 3.4 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 2.3 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 3.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 3.3 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 1.0 mi
- Eagle Heights: 1.3 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 3.0 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bascom Hill: 3.4 mi
- Willow Beach: 2.5 mi
- Circle Bench: 3.1 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- Indianola Beach: 3.9 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 4.2 mi
- Fox Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 0.2 mi
- Springs: 2.7 mi
- Council Spring: 2.7 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.8 mi
- Big Spring: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 5.0 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 7.3 mi
- Williams Knoll: 14.6 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Train Car: 7.5 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.0 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Harbor Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 259° | 524 m | 19.7 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 269° | 354 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 322° | 346 m | 18.3 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 170° | 338 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 274° | 327 m | 21.8 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 107° | 326 m | 16.2 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 343° | 319 m | 22.5 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NNW 345° | 317 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/249152837
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