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Bagdad

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Bagdad is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Sugarbush Hill stands 583 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. Heritage Drive passes 20 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates45.65610, -88.70360

45 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Forest County Fairground: 10.8 mi
  • Bastile Lake State Natural Area: 11.9 mi
  • Veteran Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
  • Argonne Experimental Forest: 15.0 mi
  • Goodman Park: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Peaks: 5
  • Sugarbush Hill: 8.6 mi
  • East Hill: 11.2 mi
  • West Hill: 12.3 mi
  • McCaslin Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Hib's Knob: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • FCP Cultural Center, Library & Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Forest County Historical Society: 11.4 mi
  • Three Lakes Historical Society: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • McCaslin Spring: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarbush HillSW583 m8.6 mi
East HillSW565 m11.2 mi
West HillWSW531 m12.3 mi
McCaslin MountainSE495 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2819:07
June solstice05:0620:0320:49
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:3315:2416:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121526395260646255433018
Precip in1.31.31.93.13.84.74.03.23.83.32.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laona 6 SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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