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Muskego Settlement

Muskego Settlement from directly overhead

Muskego Settlement is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is River Bend Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Wisconsin, United States of America

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Coordinates42.76310, -88.21420
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Bend Park: 0.0 mi
  • Safety Building Park: 0.1 mi
  • Village Hall Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ten Club Park: 0.1 mi
  • Huening Park: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Wind Lake Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Twin 40mm/56cal anti-aircraft naval gun: 6.4 mi
  • M110A2 self-propelled 8-inch howitzer: 6.4 mi
  • Burlington High School Wall of Fame: 6.6 mi
  • Voree Historic Town Site: 7.3 mi
Attractions
  • The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Elegant Farmer: 8.5 mi
  • Abandoned Haunted House Complex: 14.0 mi
  • Apple Holler: 14.5 mi
  • Boerner Botanical Gardens: 15.1 mi
Artworks
  • Pelican: 15.1 mi
  • Saint Fiacre: 15.1 mi
  • Cat: 15.1 mi
  • Cat: 15.1 mi
  • Passage "Fall": 15.2 mi
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 36
  • Pet Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 7: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 8: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 14.8 mi
  • DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Waterford Rain Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Cremains Scattering Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Wild Flowers Garden: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Family Camp Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Riviera Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Twin Lakes Park Beach: 17.1 mi
  • twin lakes park beach: 17.1 mi
  • Swimming beach: 17.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Hygeia Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Silurian Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Scuppernong Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillNNW 334°368 m20.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffW 275°320 m23.4 mi
Bald BluffWNW 286°317 m20.6 mi
Buena Park HillNNW 338°290 m2.2 mi
Gander MountainS 177°283 m18.7 mi
Hill FifteenS 191°276 m21.2 mi
Camelback KameSSW 194°268 m24.5 mi
Mount TomS 170°265 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202334455767716962503726
Precip in1.71.72.13.84.04.73.83.83.62.92.41.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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