McGrew
McGrew is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Hill in Richland County stands 390 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cribben Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
human settlement in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
149 named places within 25 miles
- Richland County Fairgrounds: 5.7 mi
- Flag Park: 5.8 mi
- North Park: 5.9 mi
- Krouskop Park: 5.9 mi
- West Side Park: 6.1 mi
- Cribben Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ball Point: 4.1 mi
- Campbell Hill: 4.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 4.3 mi
- Red Hill: 6.5 mi
- Boaz Mastodon: 3.9 mi
- Rural Electification: 3.9 mi
- Richard M Brewer Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Soldiers Grove Origins: 14.6 mi
- Ithaca School Forest: 10.7 mi
- Kooyumjian-Lost Creek Forest: 11.8 mi
- Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Tunnelville Cliffs State Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Bear Creek Fishing Area: 16.1 mi
- Town of Stevenson: 3.2 mi
- Richland County History Room: 6.5 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 6.5 mi
- Hillsboro Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Boscobel Station: 21.2 mi
- Mill Creek: 3.3 mi
- Ashford: 3.6 mi
- Henrietta: 8.9 mi
- Corwin: 12.5 mi
- Cheyenne Valley: 18.7 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Cave: 11.0 mi
- Elephant Trunk Rock: 11.2 mi
- M60A3: 16.9 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Tinkers Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Horse Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Kimballs Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 20.2 mi
- Big Spring: 22.4 mi
- Crowley Spring: 24.8 mi
- Cow: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McGrew. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill in Richland County | NNW 341° | 390 m | 9.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NNW 348° | 384 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sylvan | WNW 284° | 383 m | 7.4 mi |
| Perkins Hill | NW 323° | 379 m | 22.9 mi |
| McElhose Hill | NW 325° | 379 m | 24.5 mi |
| Johnson Hill | N 7° | 372 m | 9.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNE 24° | 366 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 240° | 366 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland CTR, 7 mi away.
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