Vilas Park Beach
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Vilas Park Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Carousel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q49325128, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Conservation Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Chilean Flamingo: 0.1 mi
- Goat Feeding: 0.1 mi
- Somali Wild Ass: 0.1 mi
- Camel: 0.1 mi
- Turtle: 0.1 mi
- Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- The Badger: 0.7 mi
- The Fighting Wisconsin Badger: 0.7 mi
- Pat Richter: 0.8 mi
- Bear Mound Park: 0.4 mi
- Midland Park: 0.6 mi
- Edward Klief Park: 0.6 mi
- Crazylegs Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Madison South Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 0.5 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.1 mi
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 2.4 mi
- Jenni & Kyle Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Longfellow School: 0.6 mi
- Greenbush: 0.7 mi
- The Greenbush 1891-1960: 0.8 mi
- Camp Randall Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Civil War Cannon: 0.9 mi
- UW Madison Botany Garden: 1.1 mi
- Community Garden at Heifetz Park: 1.2 mi
- Maple: 1.2 mi
- Yew: 1.2 mi
- Fir: 1.2 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 0.9 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 1.1 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 1.4 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.6 mi
- Circle Bench: 0.4 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 1.1 mi
- Willow Beach: 1.5 mi
- Olin Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bascom Hill: 1.2 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Heights: 2.6 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 5.9 mi
- Council Spring: 1.1 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 1.1 mi
- Big Spring: 1.1 mi
- Merrill Spring: 3.2 mi
- Springs: 5.7 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Table Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 2.8 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 8.5 mi
- Williams Knoll: 11.1 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 6.4 mi
- Train Car: 8.8 mi
- Fellows: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vilas Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 265° | 524 m | 22.4 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 273° | 354 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 319° | 346 m | 21.5 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 180° | 338 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 277° | 327 m | 24.9 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 103° | 326 m | 12.9 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NW 321° | 317 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 227° | 316 m | 16.3 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 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/158911023
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