Ghost town · Wisconsin
Charter Oak Mills
Charter Oak Mills is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Perry Creek Recreation Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off.
ghost town in the Town of Albion, Jackson County, Wisconsin
How to reach it
Coordinates44.26860, -90.87500
- 27.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Perry Creek Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Park: 1.5 mi
- Jackson County Fair Park: 1.7 mi
- Lunda Park: 1.7 mi
- Rock Springs Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Castle Mound: 2.7 mi
- Silver Mound: 5.3 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 6.4 mi
- Iron Mound: 7.8 mi
- Cuffy Knob: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Sand Creek Streambank Protection Area: 13.7 mi
- Ramond C Brice County Forest: 15.5 mi
- Hoeth Forest: 17.1 mi
- Lakes Coulee Wildlife Area: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Stony Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Plumbers Crack: 15.7 mi
- Humbird Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Bald Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Windrow Bluff: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Black River Valley: 7.0 mi
- Masonic Lodge: 22.6 mi
- Sparta Free Library: 22.6 mi
- The White Pine in Neillsville History: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Wrightsville: 10.5 mi
- Rogneys: 10.5 mi
- Clay: 13.0 mi
- Trow: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Black River Falls Rest Area 54: 7.0 mi
- Millston Rest Area 53: 8.8 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Benson Platform: 16.1 mi
- Cranberry Discovery Center: 20.9 mi
- World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum: 22.6 mi
- FAHS History Center: 23.4 mi
- 1897 Clark County Jail Museum: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Morrisan falls: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Chatty Belle: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Charter Oak Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | S 186° | 428 m | 16.9 mi |
| Wanless Hill | SSW 195° | 414 m | 18.8 mi |
| Krueger Hill | SSW 202° | 414 m | 21.7 mi |
| Waldness Hill | SSW 195° | 413 m | 19.5 mi |
| Heller Hill | SSW 196° | 412 m | 19.6 mi |
| Knapp Mound | E 99° | 409 m | 18.6 mi |
| Square Bluff | W 278° | 407 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mound | E 93° | 402 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:07 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:40 | 16:28 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 18 mi away.
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