Ghost town · Wisconsin
Oak Grove
Oak Grove is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelsonville, a ghost town 2.1 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
How to reach it
Coordinates44.67250, -91.60530
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- West Wisconsin Land Conservation: 4.5 mi
- Sharps Point Park: 7.6 mi
- Mirror Lake Park: 7.7 mi
- Sneen Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 32
- Mount Washington: 9.3 mi
- Plank Hill: 10.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 11.8 mi
- Mount Simon: 12.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 13.9 mi
Museums: 17
- Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum: 10.4 mi
- Chippewa Valley Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Children’s Museum of Eau Claire: 11.0 mi
- Clear Creek Museum: 12.8 mi
- Flick Log Cabin: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Rock Creek Waterfowl Production Area: 3.4 mi
- Rock Falls Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Town of Union Conservancy: 7.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Tank: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Henry Aaron memorial: 10.2 mi
- Adin Randall Statue: 10.3 mi
- Eau Claire County Old Orchard Cemetery: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 10
- Durand, WI: 18.0 mi
- Portrait of a Community: 18.0 mi
- Woodland Spire: 20.9 mi
- Borderline: 20.9 mi
- Sentinel: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- 3rd Street Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Erickson Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Yellow Bank: 17.3 mi
- Limekiln Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Fox Bluff: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Nelsonville: 2.1 mi
- Porter's Mills: 7.0 mi
- Old Tyrone: 12.0 mi
- Springdale: 13.1 mi
- Welch Point: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Historical Society Musuem: 8.6 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- POO Corners: 18.2 mi
- Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge: 21.0 mi
- United States Army Tribute Bridge: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Forest Street Garden: 11.2 mi
- Dunn County Jail Garden: 20.2 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 20.9 mi
- UW-Sprout: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Wayside 46-07: 17.9 mi
- Menomonie Eastbound Rest Area 61: 21.9 mi
- Menomonie Westbound Rest Area 62: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Beckey Spring: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Tripp Falls: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Wakanda Beach: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | S 172° | 417 m | 18.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSW 200° | 398 m | 16.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 146° | 373 m | 13.9 mi |
| Elk Mound | NNW 344° | 368 m | 14.8 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | W 269° | 354 m | 24.8 mi |
| Panther Hill | NNW 341° | 350 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | WSW 257° | 350 m | 23.7 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | W 273° | 349 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:41 | 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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mondovi, 8 mi away.
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