Ghost town · Wisconsin
Brookfield Center
Brookfield Center is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McCoy Field, a park 0.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former settlement in Wisconsin, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates43.07200, -88.14600
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McCoy Field: 0.2 mi
- Beverly Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Mitchell Park: 1.0 mi
- Fox Brook Park: 1.3 mi
- Camelot Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- connect: 0.7 mi
- EXPLORE: 0.7 mi
- dream: 0.7 mi
- play: 0.7 mi
- Beasties™ Safari: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Battle House: 3.4 mi
- Small Mammals Building: 5.8 mi
- Caribou & Sandhill Crane: 5.8 mi
- Elk: 5.9 mi
- North America: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Hadfield Company Lime Kilns: 4.2 mi
- Gertrude Basse the Cow: 5.7 mi
- Arch: 5.7 mi
- Joyce Keckeisen: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Tamarack Swamp Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Stigler Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Forestry Education and Awareness Center: 5.7 mi
- Fountain Square Nature Area: 6.5 mi
- Melody View Preserve: 8.3 mi
Museums: 43
- Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum: 2.7 mi
- Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Waukesha County Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
- Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum: 7.0 mi
- Little Red Store: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 36
- Frame Park Formal Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Kyle's Tomato Garden: 6.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- West Allis Medical Center Healing Garden: 7.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Tembo Trail: 6.1 mi
- Savanna Walk: 6.1 mi
- Little Oak Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Maple Cove Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Oak Grove Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
Springs: 12
- Silurian Spring: 5.8 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 13.6 mi
- Parry Spring: 15.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 7
- Pebble Beach: 12.9 mi
- McKinley Beach: 13.4 mi
- Bradford Beach: 13.8 mi
- Private Beach: 15.4 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
Peaks: 6
- Lapham Hill: 12.8 mi
- Mount Bayside: 14.3 mi
- Holy Hill: 15.0 mi
- Powder Hill: 18.6 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Root Creek: 10.2 mi
- Denoon: 15.8 mi
- Raymond Center: 19.9 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 21.6 mi
- Army Lake: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- North Point Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brookfield Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NNW 334° | 405 m | 18.6 mi |
| Holy Hill | NW 323° | 376 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lapham Hill | WSW 258° | 368 m | 12.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 345° | 352 m | 21.4 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SSW 193° | 290 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookfield Wwtp, 2 mi away.
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