Ghost town · Wisconsin
New Chester
New Chester is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawrence Creek State Natural Area, a park 3.3 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates43.86170, -89.63750
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Upper Neenah Creek State Fishery Area: 3.4 mi
- Brooks Bluff State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Upper Fox Headwaters State Natural Area: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 40
- Weather Rock: 4.5 mi
- The Painted Rock: 8.9 mi
- Tiny Town: 10.5 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 13.1 mi
- Witches Gulch: 14.8 mi
Peaks: 30
- Barbican Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Easton Mound: 8.8 mi
- Johns Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 9.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Summerton Bog State Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest State Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 13.2 mi
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Spring Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Preston Cliffs: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 13.3 mi
- Hop Raising: 16.6 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 17.4 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 9
- Lion: 16.2 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 18.1 mi
- Saint Michael Shrine: 23.5 mi
- Saint Anne: 23.6 mi
- God and Country: 23.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 17.0 mi
- Dells Country Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 17.5 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 17.5 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Springbluff: 4.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.7 mi
- Adams Center: 8.8 mi
- Fordham: 9.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 9.9 mi
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 10.6 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 14.2 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 17.4 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Friendship Beach: 11.9 mi
- Boating Beach: 17.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 17.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Chester. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | NW 313° | 383 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 230° | 377 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | NNW 341° | 372 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SW 216° | 366 m | 20.2 mi |
| Grubb Hill | SW 226° | 354 m | 19.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 209° | 351 m | 14.8 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | NW 317° | 350 m | 13.3 mi |
| Keystone Rock | NNW 346° | 340 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friendship, 12 mi away.
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