Ghost town · Wisconsin
Aurora
Aurora is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Highlands Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
neighborhood of Kenosha, Wisconsin
How to reach it
Coordinates42.58222, -87.88500
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Johnson Highlands Park: 0.2 mi
- Carol Rikli Boys And Girls Park: 0.6 mi
- Towerline Park: 0.7 mi
- Forest Park: 1.0 mi
- Woodlawn Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Sander's Park Hardwoods (No. 56): 6.7 mi
- Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Spring Bluff Forest Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Oak-Hickory Forest Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Pine Dunes Forest Preserve: 8.2 mi
Attractions
- Laser Tag: 3.8 mi
- The Vault: 3.8 mi
- Ballocity: 3.8 mi
- Bumper Cars: 3.8 mi
- Mars Cheese Castle: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Civil War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- D-Day Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Leonard Entryway: 4.3 mi
Museums: 31
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum: 3.1 mi
- Southport Light Station Museum: 3.6 mi
- Kenosha History Center: 3.6 mi
- Kenosha Civil War Museum: 3.7 mi
- Kenosha Public Museum: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 21
- Simmons Island Beach: 3.7 mi
- Eichelman Beach: 3.7 mi
- Pennoyer Beach: 3.7 mi
- Alford Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- North Point Marina Beach: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 21
- Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Walden III Rain Garden: 10.7 mi
- Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Walkabout Creek: 12.6 mi
- Antioch Community Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Picnic Area 1: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 14
- Jockey International Globe: 2.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 3.4 mi
- Ma Mère: 3.8 mi
- Sphere: 3.8 mi
- Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 7
- Leahy Hill: 10.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 16.3 mi
- Gander Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Mount Moriah: 19.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Kenosha Light: 3.6 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 3.9 mi
- Light 2: 19.3 mi
- Light 1: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Raymond Center: 16.4 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 20.9 mi
- Denoon: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Indian Spring: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Covington Bluff: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aurora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Park Hill | NW 310° | 290 m | 22.8 mi |
| Gander Mountain | WSW 249° | 283 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WSW 248° | 276 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 288° | 265 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WSW 258° | 257 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 230° | 235 m | 21.3 mi |
| Leahy Hill | S 187° | 234 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenosha Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
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