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Lawesburg

Lawesburg from directly overhead

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: 50
Attractions: 50
  • 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
Nature reserves: 24
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 14
  • Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.7 mi
  • Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.2 mi
  • Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 2.4 mi
  • Courtyard: 2.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.8 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
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWNW296 m17.9 mi
Turney HillNW280 m17.8 mi
Scray HillENE269 m22.0 mi
Burdon HillNNE237 m24.9 mi
Gopher HillNE223 m14.1 mi
Platten HillNE219 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1019:5720:42
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2715:3016:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031445767717061493624
Precip in1.41.11.93.23.64.63.83.63.22.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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