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Petersville

Petersville from directly overhead

Petersville is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Blackberry Hill stands 408 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 3.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53830, -89.18330

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Chester L. Krause Legacy Park: 3.4 mi
  • Taylor Field Athletic Park: 3.4 mi
  • Myklebust Lake State Natural Area: 4.0 mi
  • New Hope Pines State Natural Area: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 44
  • Through the Head of a Needle: 17.5 mi
  • World's Largest Potato Masher: 17.9 mi
  • Gateway to the Pineries: 18.1 mi
  • Circle of the Seasons Chairs: 18.7 mi
  • Iris Fountain: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Joel: 14.6 mi
  • Blackberry Hill: 19.8 mi
  • The Ledge: 23.4 mi
  • Mosquito Bluff: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 18.3 mi
  • UWSP Campus Nursery: 19.3 mi
  • UWSP Campus Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Cultural Commons of Portage County: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Soo Line Caboose 158: 19.3 mi
  • Soo Line 2713: 19.3 mi
  • Evanswood Village Shops: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fenrich Springs: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackberry HillNW 306°408 m19.8 mi
Mosquito BluffSW 222°378 m24.2 mi
The LedgeSW 225°346 m23.4 mi
Mount JoelS 182°279 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1320:0120:46
September equinox06:4518:1818:56
December solstice07:3115:3216:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445766706860473422
Precip in1.41.11.93.44.14.53.83.93.32.62.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waupaca, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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