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New City

New City from directly overhead

New City is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Williamsburg, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 19 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates44.34890, -91.44110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Joe Pietrek Junior County Park: 3.6 mi
  • LaFollete Park: 6.1 mi
  • Arcadia Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Borst Valley State Public Hunting Area: 8.5 mi
  • Lakes Coulee State Public Hunting Grounds: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Walek Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Square Bluff: 5.4 mi
  • Weaver Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Highest point in Buffalo County: 7.1 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 10.9 mi
Museums: 11
  • Arcadia Area Historical Society: 7.5 mi
  • Clear Creek Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Perrot State Park Nature Center: 22.4 mi
  • Polish Cultural Institute & Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Watkins Heritage Museum: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • Memorial Walk: 7.8 mi
  • Fighter Jet: 7.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
  • Tank: 19.0 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Historical Society Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Historical Society Musuem: 18.3 mi
  • Rock In the House: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Viking Statue: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest point in Buffalo CountyNW 309°417 m7.1 mi
Square BluffESE 118°407 m5.4 mi
Peacock HillSE 140°401 m21.6 mi
Eagle PeakWNW 295°398 m15.3 mi
Silver MoundENE 77°381 m24.4 mi
Johnson PeakSSE 157°377 m16.6 mi
Chimney RockN 359°373 m10.9 mi
Weaver HillSSE 154°372 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:18
June solstice05:2220:1020:54
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3915:4216:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931445666706860463321
Precip in1.01.21.73.34.85.04.44.64.12.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blair, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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