Ghost town · Wisconsin
Fordham
Fordham is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston Cliffs, a cliff 1.5 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates43.98190, -89.73890
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Friendship Park: 4.0 mi
- Lion's Park: 4.2 mi
- Ship Rock Wayside: 4.3 mi
- Burt Morris Park: 4.4 mi
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 30
- Friendship Mound: 3.9 mi
- Roche-a-Cri: 4.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 4.3 mi
- Chickadee Rock: 4.4 mi
- Cottonville Rocks: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 21
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 4.1 mi
- Tiny Town: 4.9 mi
- The Painted Rock: 9.9 mi
- Weather Rock: 14.2 mi
- Sand Valley Golf Resort: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Preston Cliffs: 1.5 mi
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Spring Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 4.2 mi
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 11.8 mi
- Ed Bryant Scout Reservation: 13.5 mi
- Mecan Springs State Natural Area: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 4.3 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 9.2 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 9.5 mi
- Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 16.0 mi
- Mrs. Salter Killed Here: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 9
- Saint Michael Shrine: 16.0 mi
- Saint Anne: 16.0 mi
- God and Country: 16.0 mi
- Joan of Arc: 16.0 mi
- Crucifixion Shrine: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Springbluff: 5.1 mi
- Adams Center: 5.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.0 mi
- Roche a Cri: 6.8 mi
- New Chester: 9.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Boorman House: 20.8 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 23.6 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 24.5 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 24.5 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 4.7 mi
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 11.9 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 13.0 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 19.1 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Friendship Beach: 3.8 mi
- Boating Beach: 13.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fordham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | W 272° | 383 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | NNE 29° | 378 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 206° | 377 m | 24.2 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | N 350° | 372 m | 13.4 mi |
| Grubb Hill | SSW 202° | 354 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 185° | 351 m | 21.4 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | WNW 290° | 350 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Ledge | NNE 26° | 346 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friendship, 5 mi away.
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