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Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry from directly overhead

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: 17
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
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
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito BluffWSW 246°378 m23.9 mi
Mount MorrisSSW 196°346 m21.5 mi
The LedgeWSW 250°346 m23.7 mi
Mosquito HillE 98°296 m18.2 mi
Turney HillE 91°280 m19.5 mi
Mount JoelSW 225°279 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:1320:0020:45
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3015:3216:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445766706860473422
Precip in1.41.11.93.44.14.53.83.93.32.62.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waupaca, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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