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McGrew

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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

Coordinates43.39750, -90.48390

149 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • 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
Peaks: 41
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
  • 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
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Steamboat Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Eagle Cave: 11.0 mi
  • Elephant Trunk Rock: 11.2 mi
  • M60A3: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill in Richland CountyNNW 341°390 m9.9 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 348°384 m21.3 mi
SylvanWNW 284°383 m7.4 mi
Perkins HillNW 323°379 m22.9 mi
McElhose HillNW 325°379 m24.5 mi
Johnson HillN 7°372 m9.1 mi
Spring HillNNE 24°366 m4.3 mi
Red HillWSW 240°366 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2220:0320:47
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3215:4316:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455767716961483524
Precip in1.31.12.04.14.76.05.04.93.93.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland CTR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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