Ghost town · Wisconsin
Jefferson Prairie Settlement
Jefferson Prairie Settlement is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Park, a park 1.2 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49367, -88.86327
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lee Park: 1.2 mi
- Eagles Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
- Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Sweet Allyn County Park: 6.8 mi
- Sweet Allyn Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Clayton Andrews Forest Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Roland Olson County Forest Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Carver Roehl Park: 7.8 mi
- Brown Conservation Park: 8.0 mi
- Stone Bridge Forest Preserve: 8.5 mi
Museums: 31
- Logan Museum of Anthropology: 8.5 mi
- Rasey House: 8.5 mi
- Bushnell Wheeler House: 8.6 mi
- Wright Museum of Art: 8.6 mi
- Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 20
- Skydive the Rock: 5.4 mi
- Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 9.7 mi
- Macktown County Forest Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 12.6 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Home of Governor Harvey: 6.7 mi
- Shopiere Clock: 6.7 mi
- Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 10.7 mi
- The Aviator: 11.7 mi
- Ravenstone Castle: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wall: 8.5 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 13.7 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 14.1 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 14.6 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Rotary Botanical Gardens: 14.2 mi
- Paul Lange Arboretum;Delavan Memorial Arboretum: 14.8 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 14.9 mi
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 15.0 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Olson Beach: 10.9 mi
- Lions Beach: 14.2 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 20.9 mi
- Standfield Beach: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 6.3 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 6.9 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 18.0 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 20.4 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 20.4 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mount Zion: 15.2 mi
- High Point: 15.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 17.7 mi
- Turtle Mound: 19.1 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Reeds Crossing: 20.5 mi
- Fellows: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Sandstone Wall: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jefferson Prairie Settlement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | E 96° | 362 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | NNE 25° | 320 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Zion | N 349° | 316 m | 15.2 mi |
| Turtle Mound | SW 218° | 218 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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