Ghost town · Wisconsin
Mayhews
Mayhews is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound), a rest area 2.5 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates42.76310, -88.49000
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Price Park Conservancy: 2.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Playmore Park: 4.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Pickerel Lake Fen State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- West Kettle Nature Area: 5.0 mi
- Pullium Nature Area: 5.1 mi
- Lulu Lake State Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Mukwonago River Unit: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 7.3 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 7.7 mi
- Voree Historic Town Site: 10.8 mi
- Marl Works: 11.8 mi
- Muster Tree - Train Depot: 11.8 mi
Museums: 21
- East Troy Area Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 4.7 mi
- Browne Nature Center: 9.1 mi
- Geneva Lake Museum: 12.2 mi
- Burlington Historical Society: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 14
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 11.6 mi
- Paul Lange Arboretum;Delavan Memorial Arboretum: 11.8 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 13.8 mi
Springs: 12
- Stute Spring: 7.8 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 8.6 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 11.8 mi
- Hillside Spring: 11.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- Science Education Center: 3.5 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 7.5 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 9.2 mi
- The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Ice Castles: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- Bald Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mount Tom: 17.0 mi
- Lapham Hill: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Civil War - Muster Tree and Train Depot Mural: 11.8 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 12.0 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 12.0 mi
- Three Rusted Dragons: 12.2 mi
- Three Graces: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Family Camp Beach: 3.7 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 9.3 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 10.4 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 11.7 mi
- Riviera Beach: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Army Lake: 6.6 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 14.0 mi
- Denoon: 17.5 mi
- Raymond Center: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Pet Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mayhews. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NNE 15° | 368 m | 19.2 mi |
| High Point | S 190° | 362 m | 20.5 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | WNW 283° | 320 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NW 314° | 317 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Zion | W 260° | 316 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | E 81° | 290 m | 13.3 mi |
| Gander Mountain | SE 141° | 283 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | SSE 154° | 276 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Geneva Wwtp, 12 mi away.
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