Ghost town · Wisconsin
Lawesburg
Lawesburg is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mead Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates44.25860, -88.38350
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mead Park: 0.1 mi
- Telulah Park: 0.3 mi
- Island Park: 0.6 mi
- Peabody Park: 0.6 mi
- Schaefer Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Number 736: 0.3 mi
- Vulcan Street Plant Replica: 0.7 mi
- First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway: 1.0 mi
- Harry Houdini meets Edna Ferber: 1.1 mi
- Harry Houdini Bust: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 53
- CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Lawrence University Arch: 0.9 mi
- Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 1.2 mi
- Building for Kids: 1.2 mi
- Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 2.6 mi
Museums: 24
- The History Museum at the Castle: 0.9 mi
- Appleton History Museum & Research Center: 1.0 mi
- Building for Kids: 1.2 mi
- Appleton History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Atlas Science Center: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Fox River Academy Ravine: 2.0 mi
- Highland's Habitat: 2.8 mi
- Heckrodt Wetland Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Wild Ones Wild Center: 4.3 mi
- Casaloma Conservancy: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 23
- Metamorphosis: 0.7 mi
- Aerial Landscape: 0.7 mi
- Fox River Oracle: 1.2 mi
- Horse Statue: 4.6 mi
- Menasha Indian: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 17
- Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.7 mi
- Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 2.4 mi
- Courtyard: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 10
- Jennerjohn Hill: 7.8 mi
- Gopher Hill: 14.1 mi
- Turney Hill: 17.8 mi
- Mosquito Hill: 17.9 mi
- Sledding Hill: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Niagara Excarpment: 8.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 8.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 8.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 8.3 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Grand Chute: 1.6 mi
- Wakefield: 7.6 mi
- Harrison: 9.7 mi
- Lime Rock: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Pavilion: 0.9 mi
- Courtyard: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Sunset Beach: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lawesburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Hill | WNW 298° | 296 m | 17.9 mi |
| Turney Hill | NW 307° | 280 m | 17.8 mi |
| Scray Hill | ENE 60° | 269 m | 22.0 mi |
| Burdon Hill | NNE 32° | 237 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gopher Hill | NE 43° | 223 m | 14.1 mi |
| Platten Hill | NE 34° | 219 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 3 mi away.
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