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Corwin

Corwin from directly overhead

Corwin is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 386 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ithaca School Forest, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50330, -90.28140

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hub City Bog State Natural Area: 4.2 mi
  • Pier County Park: 5.7 mi
  • Plum Valley Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hemlock-Sauk County Park: 9.3 mi
  • Hammer / Klopfeisch Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Campbell Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Eysnogel Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Spring Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Cooper Hill: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 12
  • Steamboat Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Elephant Trunk Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Van Hise Rock: 18.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.6 mi
  • Copper Range #29: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • African American Settlers of the Cheyenne Valley: 10.7 mi
  • Admiral Marc A. Mitscher: 10.9 mi
  • Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Boaz Mastodon: 15.7 mi
  • Rural Electification: 15.7 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Elroy Tunnel Mural: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillESE 110°451 m22.4 mi
Maple HillESE 111°424 m20.0 mi
Johnson HillN 7°411 m20.7 mi
Daylight HillNNE 14°396 m15.8 mi
Mount ThomNW 316°391 m24.7 mi
Hill in Richland CountyW 279°390 m13.5 mi
Potato HillNE 40°384 m15.5 mi
Wildcat MountainNW 313°384 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:14
June solstice05:2120:0320:46
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:3215:4116:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151930435565696759473422
Precip in1.21.01.93.74.35.04.44.43.82.82.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro 2SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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