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Lime Rock

Lime Rock from directly overhead

Lime Rock is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Ledge Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.50100, -88.35100

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rock Ledge Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Park: 1.5 mi
  • Recknagel Park: 1.5 mi
  • Behrendt Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Park: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Green Bay Botanical Garden: 12.5 mi
  • The Realm of Darkness: 13.2 mi
  • 2010 Championship Tree: 14.3 mi
  • 1996 Championship Tree: 14.3 mi
  • 1965 Championship Tree: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
  • Revolutionary War Veteran: 8.3 mi
  • Eleazer Williams: 13.7 mi
  • Brown County Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Rapides Des Peres - Voyager Park: 14.5 mi
  • White Pillars: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Turtle: 11.2 mi
  • Curly Lambeau: 14.3 mi
  • Vince Lombardi: 14.3 mi
  • Lambeau Leap: 14.3 mi
  • Broken Metal Wing Statue: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Gardens: 19
  • Children's Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Test Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Vanderperren English Cottage Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Pamperin Park Gazebo Garden: 12.6 mi
Museums: 19
Peaks: 9
  • Gopher Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Platten Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Burdon Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Webster Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.1 mi
  • Niagara Excarpment: 23.5 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.6 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.8 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lime Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWSW 245°296 m19.3 mi
Turney HillWSW 249°280 m17.0 mi
Scray HillESE 108°269 m18.4 mi
Burdon HillENE 70°237 m12.5 mi
Gopher HillSE 129°223 m10.3 mi
Platten HillENE 75°219 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:0919:5820:42
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:2815:2916:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132445666706861483524
Precip in1.41.22.03.03.54.13.63.33.22.72.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green BAY WFO, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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