Ghost town · Wisconsin
Granite Quarry
Granite Quarry is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Mosquito Bluff stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Lawrence Memorial Park, a park 2.7 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Wisconsin, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates44.41720, -89.06780
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- St. Lawrence Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Brainerd Bridge Park: 3.9 mi
- Swan Park: 3.9 mi
- Nels Rasmussen Park: 3.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Hartman Creek State Park: 9.2 mi
- Mud Lake-Radley Creek Savanna State Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Nelsonvile Community Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
- Pickerel Lake State Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Mosquito Hill Nature Center: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Charlie's Place: 13.0 mi
- Chief Waupaca: 16.0 mi
- Taft War Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Anchor: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Little Wolf: 8.2 mi
- Petersville: 10.1 mi
- Hatton: 11.6 mi
- Lake Emily: 13.8 mi
- Marble: 14.0 mi
Peaks: 7
- Mount Joel: 8.7 mi
- Mosquito Hill: 18.2 mi
- Turney Hill: 19.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 21.5 mi
- The Ledge: 23.7 mi
Museums: 4
- Hutchinson Historical House: 4.8 mi
- Rising Star Mill: 13.1 mi
- New London Public Museum: 16.3 mi
- Food + Farm Exploration Center: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- World's Largest Potato Masher: 22.5 mi
- Through the Head of a Needle: 24.3 mi
- Gateway to the Pineries: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Evanswood Village Shops: 10.8 mi
- Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Fenrich Springs: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chippy's Sports Beach: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Bluff | WSW 246° | 378 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Morris | SSW 196° | 346 m | 21.5 mi |
| The Ledge | WSW 250° | 346 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mosquito Hill | E 98° | 296 m | 18.2 mi |
| Turney Hill | E 91° | 280 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Joel | SW 225° | 279 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waupaca, 4 mi away.
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